THE Department of Agriculture recognized the efforts of the provincial government in supporting local farmers when it conferred the Gawad Saka Award to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist as Region 1’s Outstanding Kadiwa ng Pangulo LGU Implementer.

Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya and Provincial Legal Officer Baby Ruth Torre received the award on behalf of Governor Ramon Guico III during the 50th Gawad Saka Parangal ng mga Natatanging Magsasaka at Mangingisda held June 23 in San Fernando City, La Union.

Launched in 2022, the governor called for an intensified promotion of the program and named it Kadiwa na Kapitolyo and held twice a month at the Capitol Complex grounds.

Kadiwa is one of the national government’s agricultural marketing programs, while the Kadiwa On-Wheels na Kapitolyo is a collaborative project of the provincial government with the DA, along with various agencies, including the departments on trade, labor, social welfare, and local government.

“We have generated a total sales of (about) P21 million and we have helped 2,582 exhibitors. The total household that we have served is around 55,710,”  Provincial Agribusiness and Marketing Service Coordinator Ramy Sison earlier said. (PIMRO/RFR)

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