Farmers in the Pangasinan province of the Philippines are all set to get an impetus in their farm productivity with a ₱3.985 million solar-powered irrigation pump (SPIP) aid, especially in Barangay Calmay-Lebueg.
The project aims mainly at the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in this community after the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) final inspection.
DAR Ilocos Regional Director and Concurrent Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Ma. Ana Francisco said that the SPIP is scheduled for a turnover to the Calmay-Lebueg Farmers Irrigators Association, Inc. this year.
“The facility can irrigate up to 15 hectares of farmland benefiting 21 ARBs and five non-ARBs, tilling the surrounding area. The irrigation could also greatly contribute to addressing food security in this province,” she noted.
Divulging further details, she said, “There are three more SPIP projects nearing completion in the province, which include Barangay Waig in Malasiqui, Barangay Gonzales in Umingan, and Barangay Malimpin in Dasol.”
“The irrigation pump in Laoac is part of the irrigation component of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, implemented hand in hand by the DAR with the National Irrigation Authority (NIA). The DAR Provincial Office was accompanied by the Regional and Central offices of the NIA and the Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee in inspecting the SPIP along with the recipient-ARB organisation,” Francisco added.
This project aligns with the government’s plan to uplift the economic lives of the farmers through the leadership of DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III.
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