LIVELIHOOD AID. Two members of a farmers association arrange the broiler chicks at a poultry farm in Zamboanga del Norte. The Department of Agriculture, through the Special Area for Agricultural Development project, released on Thursday (Oct. 21, 2021) some PHP1.6 million in livelihood assistance to three associations of farmers in Zamboanga del Norte province. (Photo courtesy of DA-9) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) program, has released Thursday some PHP1.6 million worth of livelihood assistance to three farmer associations in Zamboanga del Norte under the Broiler Chicken Raising Project. DA Regional Executive Director Rad Donn Cedeno said in a statement Thursday that the agriculture agency remains steadfast in providing livelihood to farmers despite the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Zamboanga del Norte province. Cedeno said that the recipients of the livelihood project are the Oyan Fa