DA turns over rice processing complex in Dingras

Staff reporter

Dingras, Ilocos Norte—As the province of Ilocos Norte celebrated its 200^th founding anniversary on February 2, 2018, farmers in Dingras town also rejoiced with the turn-over of multi-million rice processing complex.

Representatives of the Department of Agriculture led by regional executive director Lucrecio Alviar and Dingras officials led the ribbon cutting ceremony of the modern rice processing center here.

Operated by the Sarusar Federated Irrigators Association, they obtained the PHP4.5 million rice processing center in this town through a grant from the DA with a counterpart fund from the local government unit and the local farmers association.

Once the rice granary of Ilocos Norte before it Vintar town claimed the title as top rice producer in the province, Dingras sets its eyes on regaining its title by improving its rice production efficiency in the coming years.

“This is a one step forward for the province to sustainable agriculture development,” said Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Joseph Matthew M. Manotoc, who graced the event on behalf of his mother, Ilocos Norte governor Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos. The governor at the time was in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur for the grand float parade of the Kannawidan Festival.

Equipped with a flatbed dryer, farmer-beneficiaries said they would no longer need to use public roads in the absence of communal pavements to dry their produce during the peak of harvest season.

To date, Ilocos Norte has at least three modern rice processing centers aimed to help rural farmers reduce post-harvest losses.

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