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A farmer is tilling a rice field in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija (File photo) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has urged a stronger partnership between the government and farmers’ cooperatives to improve agricultural practices and to ensure they receive the support they need. Speaking at the inauguration of the Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative (SIDC) Grains Terminal and Trading Project in Batangas on Thursday, the president emphasized the importance of forming cooperatives to ensure that concerns and sentiments are heard.
“If you are only one person, you have only one voice,” Marcos began his speech. (If you are just one person, you have only one voice.) “You build a cooperative – a cooperative that is working well together, that is managed well such as SIDC, and you will find na palaki nang palaki ang boses ng ating mga magsasaka, ng ating mga mangingisda,” he told the farmers.
(You build a cooperative – a cooperative that is working well together, that is managed well such as SIDC, and you will see that the voices of our farmers and fishermen grow louder.) “Kapag ang kooperatiba natin ay matibay at [ay] buo ang suporta na natatanggap nila galing sa pamahalaan,” he explained. (If our cooperatives are resilient, they receive full support from the government.
) READ: P11-B Jica funding sought to boost palay production “Kaya nananawagan po ako: Mas patatagin pa natin ang ugnayan sa pagitan ng pamahalaan at sa pribadong sektor kasama ang ating mga magsasaka,” Marcos said. (That’s why I am calling for a stronger partnership between the government, the private sector and our farmers.) “Dahil sa ating pagsasanib pwersa, nakita natin na posible palang na [marating ang] hangarin natin [na] mas matulungan pa ang ating mga kababayan,” he added.
(Through our combined efforts, we have seen that it is, indeed, possible to achieve our goal of providing greater support to our fellow citizens.) Marcos also said the government plans to allocate funds for the farmers’ dryers, silos, warehouses, rice and corn mills, and other equipment the farmers will need and cooperatives. “Paiigtingin din po natin ang mga proyektong magpapabuti sa irigasyon at patubig na gagamitin sa mga pump stations para sa mas matipid at epektibong daloy ng tubig sa mga bukirin,” he asked the audience.
(Let us strengthen projects aimed at improving irrigation and water systems that will be used in pump stations to bring thriftier and effective water supply for the farmlands.) The SIDC Grains Terminal and Trading Project, founded in 1969, is one of the largest agri-based cooperatives in the Philippines. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.
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