DAR Cebu, CTU ink deal to extend livelihood support

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Cebu Technical University (CTU) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to provide livelihood assistance that will benefit the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

Under the MOA, CTU “undertakes to provide the assistance in terms of technology transfer, technical expertise and other assistance that fall within its mandate that would benefit ARBs and other small holder farmers.”

“DAR Cebu will coordinate with the CTU campuses and ARBs in the detailed implementation scheme of the projects, to include the supervision, shouldering the expenses in the conduct of technology transfer trainings and monitoring the implementation of the projects,” DAR said in a press release.

Government agencies pour in their resources to support the agricultural sector amid the global competition and new farming practices supported with the latest technologies.

The agriculture sector is one of the priorities of the administration as it focuses on helping farmers especially with the concerns regarding aging farmers and the opening of the rice industry to imports from neighboring countries.

CTU, which is mandated to perform four functions, namely: instruction, research, extension and production, aims to provide assistance to the small, marginalized communities in the province of Cebu.

“The institution provides the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills for sustained productivity, profitability and well being of the communities,” it said.

CTU’s 24 campuses across the province commits to collaborate with government agencies in providing the innovations that will benefit ARBs, aside from farming, where they can earn additional income under their research and extension program.

As part of the agreement, the university will also showcase farm-based technology transfer trainings with the identified farmer cooperators or organizations. The MOA signing was conducted during the 31st Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program anniversary celebration of DAR Cebu on July 17, 2019. (JOB with PR)

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