CV farmers benefit from NIA-7’s production support

CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA)-- The National Irrigation Administration in Region 7 (NIA-7) has extended production support to the farmers and irrigators associations in Central Visayas through their Farming Support Services Program.

According to NIA-7, the assistance given in the amount of P50,000 per hectare of land aims to enhance the welfare and productivity of farmers and irrigators groups in the region by providing them with the essential agricultural inputs.

Engr. Rory F. Avance, regional manager of NIA-7, highlighted the agency’s ‘Farming Support Services Program’ as one of their agency’s initiatives during the 22nd episode of ‘Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ in Central Visayas on Oct. 22.

“Another assistance extended by NIA to our farmers is the Farming Support Services Program, of which it is a rice production agreement between NIA and the Irrigators’ Association,” Avance said.

“With this, we provided a production support of P50,000 per hectare that goes for the seeds, recommended fertilizer, and cash component needed during agricultural production,” he added.

Based on the NIA-7 data on the program beneficiaries, a total of 317 farmers and 24 contracting irrigators associations in Central Visayas received the assistance under the Farming Support Services Program.

The total production support released amounted to P17,727,000 covering a harvested area of 40.08 hectares as of October 2024.

“In terms of our accomplishments related to irrigation development towards attainment and production in agriculture, we can still say that the NIA region 7 has contributed a lot in nation-building,” said Avance.

NIA was the featured agency during the 22nd episode of the ‘Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ program, a platform initiated by the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) through the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).

(L-R) National Irrigation Administration 7 Regional Manager Engr. Rory F. Avance and Philippine Information Agency 7 Regional Head Fayette C. Riñen during the 22nd episode of the ‘Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ program in Central Visayas on Oct. 22, 2024, in Cebu City. (JAT/PIA7 Cebu)