119 farm-to-market roads under anti-hunger program to benefit WV
The Western Visayas region stands to benefit from the 119 Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) projects under the government's Anti-Hunger Program (AHP) covered by the Central Philippines super region thrusts.
So far, in Central Philippines, 221.38 kilometers out of 500.25 kilometers of FMRs targeted for the entire year have already been constructed.
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said the DA has realized the construction of about 484 kilometers of FMRs all over the country, creating 3,811 jobs in the process as it pursues the Arroyo administration flagship program to mitigate hunger among rural families.
Yap said under the DA's regular program which also pursued the government's Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program (AHMP), a total of 346 kilometers of FMRs were built, while another 138 kilometers were also constructed as part of foreign assisted and locally funded projects as of October 5.
Yap, as a cabinet secretary, is among the Anti-Hunger Focal Persons who is responsible in speeding up the AHMP and the DA as among the agencies composing the AHMP Task Force, created by President Arroyo for the same purpose.
DA records show that the Arroyo administration has built a total of 905 kilometers of FMRs across the country's "super regions" in the first half of 2007, with Agribusiness Mindanao as the biggest beneficiary, having 317.91 kilometers, built as of June 30, out of the 1,000 kilometers target..
The DA's FMR projects this year are expected to benefit over 220,000 farmers nationwide. (PIA6/ESS)