ILIGAN CITY -– The Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) has allocated PhP300 million to finance the implementation of Agrarian
Reform Infrastructure Support Project-3 (ARISP-3) next year in Lanao del Norte.
Jamil
Amatonding Jr., Lanao del Norte agrarian reform officer, told the Philippines
News Agency on Tuesday the project is implemented through the Mindanao
Sustainable Agrarian Assistance Development (MinSAAD) project.
Amatonding said the province of Lanao del Norte, which is part
of Region 10, is among the identified areas that will be covered by the MinSAAD
project.
The other areas covered by MinSAAD project are Regions 11 and
12.
MINSAAD is a joint project of the Philippine government and JICA
and spearheaded by DAR in cooperation with other national line agencies.
Amatonding said MinSAAD aims to alleviate poverty, develop
agribusinesses, generate employment, promote peace and order as well as improve
the quality of life through the provision of rural infrastructure and capacity
building in the target settlement areas.
Amatonding said he has prioritized the rehabilitation of the Lanao
del Norte provincial road going to Nunungan town since the farmers in the area
have poor access to the market although they produce high value crops.
He said the Municipality of Nunungan can be compared to Baguio
as far as production of high value crops is concerned. (PNA
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