FARMERS SMILE, LAUGH, CRY
KNOWING GOVERNMENT CARES
By Manny Pinol
Iloilo City (Aug. 30) - What makes a farmer smile, laugh and cry?
Yesterday, it was proven once again that basic programs of government which assures farmers of access to technology, financing and marketing are enough to make them shed tears of joy and let out bursts of laughter.
In the compound of the West Visayas Agricultural Research Center (WESVIARC) in Jaro, Iloilo, farmers from as far as Negros Occidental, Capiz, Aklan and Antique and the nearby island-province of Guimaras gathered yesterday to receive farm machineries and equipment worth P34-M from the regional office of the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas.
DA Region 6 Director Remelyn Recoter said the farmers gathered in the compound early in the morning bringing with them small cargo trucks and pick ups to be used in transporting tractors, combine harvesters, transplanters, irrigation pumps and other farm equipment.
