DAR to distribute 140-T has. under CARP in WV
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is eyeing 140,000 hectares for distribution to beneficiaries in Western Visayas under the government's Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
DAR regional director Alexis Arsenal said around 1.2 million hectares waiting to be awarded to CARP beneficiaries nationwide.
He said that of the 140,000 hectares allocated for distribution in Western Visayas, 104,000 hectares are located in Negros Occidental.
Some of the areas are 'already in the pipeline' which he explained that the lands were already surveyed, underwent credit investigation and waiting for approval by the Bureau of Lands.
Arsenal said he is hoping for the extension of CARP which is pending in Congress. (PNA)