Some 80 farmers from eight farmer associations in Barangay E. Lopez in Silay City, Negros Occidental were trained on poultry health management and value adding, and received free-range chicken livelihood project.
These farmers were also beneficiaries of the veterinary medical mission courtesy of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO), in collaboration with the Silay City Veterinary Office.
Silay City Mayor Mark Andrew Arthur J. Golez led the local officials of Silay while Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Renante J. Decena led the personnel from the PVO, in gracing the activity.
About 400 heads of two-week old chicks were distributed to farmer associations of the barangay.
Decena emphasized to farmer recipients the need to have passion in raising livestock and poultry animals as well as for them to know their responsibility as association members and beneficiaries of government programs and projects.
“The objective of the program is to primarily help alleviate the economic status of our farmer raisers by stressing the marketing opportunities in raising livestock and poultry,” Decena said in a statement.
This PVO-initiated livelihood program also extends to the marketing aspect of value adding and meat processing, by conducting actual training to interested farmer raisers and housewives in the said barangay.
Decena underscored the importance of an organized association as the key to access government programs and projects as well as ensure its success. (Easter Anne D. Doza)
Source: Philippne News Agency. Photo credit: youtube.com
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