BACOLOD City – Farmer beneficiaries in Negros Occidental are showcasing their agricultural products in the week-long Agrarian Agripreneurial Expo 2019 (CARP).
The activity running until June 30 marks the 31st year of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.
Products showcased in the trade fare include muscovado, sinamak, coffee, oatmeal cookies, taro and carrot chips, fresh fruits, virgin coconut oil, and personal care items.
Provincial agrarian reform program officer Teresita Mabunay said the agency extends its services to post-land distribution as part of the program’s holistic approach to help alleviate the lives of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and provide them a better and financially-stable future.
“Let it be known that CARP implementation does not end with the distribution of lands to the landless farmers,” she added.
Mabunay noted the agency is mandated to deliver a more responsive and integrated package of support services to the ARBs and their organizations needed to make the land become productive.
Negros Occidental has the largest land reform area in the country.
As of 2018, a total of 187,677 hectares of land have been distributed in the province since the program started in 1988. (With a report from PNA/PN)
