Staff reporter
Dingras, Ilocos Norte—As the province of Ilocos Norte celebrated
its 200th 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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