Two municipalities of the first district of Zamboanga del Sur recently opened their respective Barangay Bagsakan (BB) projects as outlets for farmers where they will sell their products by retail or wholesale.
The two BB centers are located in Brgy. Guma, Midsalip and Brgy. Bobuan, Bayog. These are described as a barangay-based food depot and distribution system offering affordable, safe and quality food products like meat, poultry, fish, vegetable and fruits.
Midsalip mayor Leonida Angcap was happy with the presence of the food terminal that she declared her gratefulness to the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (DA-AMAD) for establishing the said facility.
“This is one of the many opportunities that we have right now and we hope for more to come. I am appealing to the community to be responsible and supportive to what has been given to us. Together our efforts will lead us to progress and we can create steps to extend our development to other municipalities,” she said.
With the BB being strategically set up in Brgy. Guma, Angcap said that vegetable growers from the nearby Baluran, Golictop, Boloron, Tumarong, Ginabot, Matalang and Canipay Norte can now take advantage and deliver their agricultural produce there.
This will help both farmers and consumers as products will be directly bought from the source at a lower price than the prevailing market value and at the same, save travel time and fare expenses for them.
DA Agribusiness Chief Ferdinand Gamorot said that the BB project costs P50,000 for repair and renovation while the P30,000 for initial capital is being financed as a loan to be paid after a year without interest.
The launching of the BBs comes with amenities like two chest freezers, two chillers, 20 plastic crates, three weighing scales and styrofoam boxes and two heavy duty calculators.
A two-day management team training for operators and staff was likewise held to instruct barangay folk of the importance of the livelihood project shared to them by the government.
As to the one in Brgy Bobuan, Bayog, the launching was attended by Joseph Baldelomar, DA–Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service representative, Gamorot, who represented DA RED Oscar Parawan, kagawad Saturnino Amor and members of the barangay council.
The two barangay terminals mentioned brings to eight the number of BBs in the province. Since the first launching of BB projects last year, a total of 31 BBs are now operating in the region.
For 2010, seven BBs are targeted to be opened in Zamboanga del Norte while five will be in Zamboanga Sibugay.
The DA said that each BB proposal that will be approved by their office will get an assistance of P170,000, for the purchasing of the needs of the BB stalls, such as cooler, chillers and weighing scales.
REPORT BY CHERRY CADIZ, DA-9
The two BB centers are located in Brgy. Guma, Midsalip and Brgy. Bobuan, Bayog. These are described as a barangay-based food depot and distribution system offering affordable, safe and quality food products like meat, poultry, fish, vegetable and fruits.
Midsalip mayor Leonida Angcap was happy with the presence of the food terminal that she declared her gratefulness to the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (DA-AMAD) for establishing the said facility.
“This is one of the many opportunities that we have right now and we hope for more to come. I am appealing to the community to be responsible and supportive to what has been given to us. Together our efforts will lead us to progress and we can create steps to extend our development to other municipalities,” she said.
With the BB being strategically set up in Brgy. Guma, Angcap said that vegetable growers from the nearby Baluran, Golictop, Boloron, Tumarong, Ginabot, Matalang and Canipay Norte can now take advantage and deliver their agricultural produce there.
This will help both farmers and consumers as products will be directly bought from the source at a lower price than the prevailing market value and at the same, save travel time and fare expenses for them.
DA Agribusiness Chief Ferdinand Gamorot said that the BB project costs P50,000 for repair and renovation while the P30,000 for initial capital is being financed as a loan to be paid after a year without interest.
The launching of the BBs comes with amenities like two chest freezers, two chillers, 20 plastic crates, three weighing scales and styrofoam boxes and two heavy duty calculators.
A two-day management team training for operators and staff was likewise held to instruct barangay folk of the importance of the livelihood project shared to them by the government.
As to the one in Brgy Bobuan, Bayog, the launching was attended by Joseph Baldelomar, DA–Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service representative, Gamorot, who represented DA RED Oscar Parawan, kagawad Saturnino Amor and members of the barangay council.
The two barangay terminals mentioned brings to eight the number of BBs in the province. Since the first launching of BB projects last year, a total of 31 BBs are now operating in the region.
For 2010, seven BBs are targeted to be opened in Zamboanga del Norte while five will be in Zamboanga Sibugay.
The DA said that each BB proposal that will be approved by their office will get an assistance of P170,000, for the purchasing of the needs of the BB stalls, such as cooler, chillers and weighing scales.
REPORT BY CHERRY CADIZ, DA-9
