Tags: Aquaculture, Livelihood Programs
By Joel Pinaroc
BASCO, BATANES – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is investing an additional P20 million in Batanes to tap its rich agri-fishery resources and transform it into a food-sufficient island-province.
The amount is on top of the P71 million the agency has earmarked to construct a rain-fed reservoir and irrigation dam at Itbayat Island, aimed at making Batanes rice self-sufficient by 2014.
Hundreds of fisherfolks are expected to benefit from the new project.
The DA through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will also put up a P5-million agri-fisheries center and regional office in Basco, near the provincial capitol.
The DA will further put about P2 million worth of farm and fishery projects and inputs to benefit hundreds of farmers and fishers in five barangays. These include small scale irrigation systems, a windmill-operated pump, greenhouses, fishing nets, vegetable seeds, and livelihood assistance.
The agencies will also implement a “Kabuhayan sa Karagatan” program, that includes the establishment of crab hatcheries, processing enterprise for flying fish and seaweeds, and conduct of training on how to catch tuna.
To encourage Batanes youth to engage in farming and fishing enterprises, the DA said it will sponsor 10 students as scholars to enroll in agriculture and fishery college courses.
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