CAPABILITY BUILDING. The first batch of Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) 5 (Bicol) employees from Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon, and Albay attends a six-day training course on enterprise-based agrarian reform community development starting January 16. DAR-5 Assistant Regional Director for Operations Romulo Britanico said Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2023) the development facilitators are responsible for improving the quality of life of agrarian reform beneficiaries. (Photo courtesy of Gerard Buensalida/DAR-5) LEGAZPI CITY - To become more competent community organizers and enterprise development facilitators, at least 109 employees of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) 5 (Bicol) are undergoing a six-day training course on enterprise-based agrarian reform community development (E-ARCOD). In an interview on Tuesday, Gerard Buensalida, DAR-5 spokesperson, said the training is part of the government's active implementation of the agrarian reform program, enabling them to engage in the de
(Courtesy of DAR-Bicol Facebook) LEGAZPI CITY - A total of 215 farmer-beneficiaries in Camarines Sur and Sorsogon under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) recently received their certificate of land ownership award (CLOA) and computerized land titles (C-titles). Gerard Buensalida, Department of Agrarian Reform-Bicol (DAR-5) spokesperson, said in an interview on Monday the distribution benefited landless farmers from five towns in both provinces, covering 344.895 hectares of agricultural land. "In the province of Sorsogon, seven farmer-beneficiaries from Juban town were given their C-titles covering 18.9407 hectares of land while 64 agrarian reform beneficiaries received their CLOA with a total land area of 68.0892 hectares in Ocampo, Camarines Sur," Buensalida said. Another 67 beneficiaries from Bangon, Lupi in Camarines Sur received land titles that covered 89 hectares, while 77 received their CLOA and C-titles covering 168.8396 hectares in Camaroan and Garchit
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) urged the Turague Agrarian Farmers Association (TAFA) in Camarines Sur to take part in the government’s Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) convergence program to boost agricultural output and income. DAR Bicol Region Assistant Director for Operations Romulo Britanico said the increased participation…
LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Agrarian Reform in Bicol (DAR-5) has urged a farmers' group in Camarines Sur to boost its participation in a program that aims to ease hunger, provide food, nutrition security, and reduce poverty in urban, rural areas, including marginalized communities. The 50-member Turague Agrarian Farmers Association (TAFA) in Sagnay town, assisted by the agency under Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) convergence program, received farm inputs, a series of technical training, and other assistance. DAR-Bicol Assistant Director for Operations Romulo Britanico, in a statement on Wednesday, said the program aims to boost their agricultural output, ensure a stable household income, and improve the living standards of TAFA members. Britanico said under EPAHP, farmers will have easy access to a market because the government and private sector partners will purchase their produce directly. It will also create jobs and help farmers connect with busin