DA to put up P914-M agri trading centers

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Created on Saturday, 15 September 2012 Published Date

aptcmoasigning sept142012The Department of Agriculture will construct four Agri-Pinoy Trading Centers (APTCs), totaling P914 million, that will benefit at least 12,000 farmers and livestock raisers in Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, and Southern Mindanao.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (5th from left) said the establishment of APTCs is part of the Aquino government’s continuing efforts to enable small farmers earn more profit as they will have a venue to sell their products directly to institutional buyers. The DA chief signed the respective memorandum of agreement with the APTC beneficiaries, September 14, 2012, at the DA-BSWM convention hall in Quezon City. They are (from left) Benguet Representative Ronald Cosalan, Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan, Benguet Farmers’ Marketing Cooperative President Aurelio Lapniten, Urdaneta City Mayor Amadeo Perez IV, University of Southern Mindanao President Jesus Antonio Derije, and Benguet State University President Ben Ladilad. (Photo by Jose Lucas, DA Information Service)