A sugar worker-turned-farmer from Negros Occidental was elected to the board of directors of a sector of countries that sent representatives to the General Assembly of the Network of Asia and the Pacific Producers held recently at Pegasus Reef Hotel, Colombo, in Sri Lanka, a press release from ATC said.

Romualdo Noble of the Asosasyon sang Mamumugon sa Nolan based in Brgy. Mansalanao, La Castellana, Negros Occidental was chosen to represent the Philippines, Laos, and Thailand in the 15-seat NAPP board of directors.

AMANO is an agrarian reform beneficiary organization being assisted by Alter Trade Corporation, the press release said.

Noble was among the Small Producers Organizations representatives from the Philippines who attended the NAPP assembly.

The others who were from ATC-assisted farmers groups, are Daniel Diamante of the Dama Farmers and Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association based at Sitio Dama, Brgy. Cabacungan, La Castellana; and Sandrico Cornelio of the Nakalang Padilla Farm Workers Association in Bago City.

Present at the gathering were ATC Marketing and Sales manager Elizabeth Mondejar and Darlene Exaltado, head of the Alter Trade Corporation-Internal Control Unit, as well as Ramir Rivera of the Negros Occidental Fair Trade Association, the press release said.

ATC attended the NAPP General Assembly as observer.

As director, Noble is expected to participate in the quarterly meetings and activities of the BOD on the governance, programs, and policy-making of NAPP.

He is also expected to bring issues and concerns of the producers group to the NAPP Board, and relay significant results and updates back to the producers, the press release added.*

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