ROXAS City – The Sakahang Kabuhayan ng Milibili Farmers Association (SAKAMILFA) based in Capiz received farm equipment from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 6.
Its 42 farmer members were expected to benefit from one four-wheel tractor, two hand tractors, a walk-behind transplanter, a rice precision seeder, and a rice combine harvester.
“Daku gid ang amon kalipay kag pagpasalamat sa kahigayunan nga ginhatag nga mapaayo ang amon panguma,” said SAKAMILFA member Juan Diaz.
Another member, Ignacio Alaban, said: “Amon ini amligan kag gamiton sang insakto agud pati ang amon kabataan, mga himata kag kaapuhan nga manubli sa ulumhan makagamit pa sa palaabuton.”
Roxas City’s Mayor Ronnie Dadivas said the city government will try its best to secure more farm equipment for other farmers’ associations in the city.
“Ang ini nga mga makinaryas daku nga bulig agud mapadasig kag mapahapos ang trabaho sang mga mangunguma halin sa pagtanum tubtob sa pag-harvest,” said Dadivas./PN
