ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) distributed 8,105 heads of native chicken to farmers associations, cooperatives, and individual farmers in the region under its Livestock and Poultry Livelihood Assistance Program as of the third quarter of this year.
“This is a support to the livelihood of our farmers, for income generation and to increase the production of our native chicken in Western Visayas,” according to DA regional livestock program coordinator Glenn Mariano on Thursday.
Under the department’s regular fund, Mariano said they already released 5,220 out of the target 6,000 heads this year.
The recipients were 13 farmers’ cooperatives associations (FCAs) from Sigma, Capiz and Buenavista and San Lorenzo in Guimaras.
“It is a package of native chicken ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 heads for one farmers’ association being validated by our office,” he said.
Those given to Sigma and Buenavista came with an incubator package.
Furthermore, 685 heads were given to 161 farmer-beneficiaries from the DA-Livestock Production Centers, which catered to requests that could not be accommodated under the regular fund.
One recipient received five hens and one rooster as breeder stocks.
Under the Ahon Lahat Pagkaing Sapat Kontra COVID, a total of 2,200 heads were distributed to 44 FCAs.(PNA)
