Over a hundred Irrigators Associations (IA) officials representing 8,255 farmers province-wide participated in the Negros Oriental IA Assessment and Assistance Collaboration Forum held at Sea Dream Resorts, Dauin on October 26-27, 2022.
The NIA Region VII - Negros Oriental Satellite Office (NOSO) holds this annual activity to solicit issues and concerns from the farmers regarding irrigation development for management intervention.
NIA RVII Acting Regional Manager Engr. Reyne B. Ugay and the NOSO Head Engr. Helen T. Lacpao led this activity to link farmers to more agencies that could also give farmers support.
Representatives from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Agriculture Provincial Agriculture Technology Coordinating Office (PATCO DA), the Provincial Agriculture Office, The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), TESDA, NFA, and the Landbank of the Philippines.
All these partner agencies and local government gave a presentation on their agricultural plans, programs and requirements on how farmers can avail them.