Eight agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations received tractors complete with accessories from the Department of Agrarian Reform under the Agrarian Reform Cooperative Connectivity and Support Services Program during a turnover ceremony at the DAR Compound in Dawis, Bacolod City, yesterday.

The tractors are part of the common service facilities for farmer beneficiaries for use in the block farming program jointly assisted by the DAR and the Sugar Regulatory Administration.

The recipients are the Dolis Agrarian Reform Cooperative of Calatrava, Don Esteban ARB Association and Hda. Bongco Farmers Association of Escalante City, Hda. Canaan ARB Association and Hda. Bernardita Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Cadiz City, CASA Agrarian Reform Cooperative of Talisay City, and San Vicente Agrarian Reform Cooperative and Hda. Pula-Silay Agrarian Reform Cooperative of Silay City.

WB eyeing Himamaylan project

Undersecretary Rosalina Bistoyong of the Department of Agrarian Reform said yesterday that the World Bank wants to start the proposed project of the Tara Agrarian Reform Cooperative (TARA) of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental, under the Project Growth of the government.

Bistoyong said this was discussed at the exit conference of World Bank officials in the country recently.

The World Bank will lend $10 billion for the 50 clusters of the program in the whole country that includes the TARA, and Project Growth will be fully implemented next year, she said.

Negros free from cocolisap

The Officer-In-Charge of the Provincial Coconut Development Management said yesterday that Negros Occidental is free from the infestation called cocolisap.

Joel Solis said the coconut farmers of the province still enjoy the harvest of their coconut trees that are not infested by the beetle that has plagued other provinces of the country.

Solis said that, although there is no reported incidence of cocolisap in the province, they are still closely monitoring plants, fruits and other agricultural products from other provinces.

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