FARMERS from Laua-an town in Antique have received at least 300 native chickens under the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) projects.
The native chicken production project amounting to P210,000 seeks to augment the income of the members of the five farmers’ associations in Laua-an namely: Latazon Tigunhao Guiamon, Ratanila Cluster Level Association, Lactudan, Lupa-an, and Necesito FAs. Each FA received 60 heads of native chicken breeder stocks, the DA said in a statement.
Additional 300 heads of native chicken will also be dispersed within the month to the FA beneficiaries of Laua-an.
“We are very thankful to DA for choosing our town as one of the pilot beneficiaries of SAAD projects. Laua-an is considered as one of the deprived areas for government projects. But now, with SAAD interventions, the livestock, poultry farmers, and also the women and persons with disabilities here are assisted especially that most of them had lost their livelihood due to pandemic,” said Arjun Garcinela, the town’s municipal agricultural officer.
Garcinela added that their local agri office will provide the necessary technical support to the farmer-beneficiaries of the native chicken stocks.
“We are encouraging our farmers to immediately report disease incidents or mortalities of native chicken, and to get their stocks insured with the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation,” he said.(with reports from DA-RAFIS 6/PN)
