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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO- The Pampanga Irrigators Association and several farmers’ cooperatives received farm machineries and equipments from the Department of Agriculture and Provincial Government recently.
They were given 30 shallow tube wells (STWs), rice combine harvesters, 12 units of hand tractors, and a unit of 4 wheeler tractors.
Provincial Agriculturist Crispin Guinto said that the Pampanga Irrigators earlier requested STWs to the provincial government to irrigate rice fields in higher grounds.
Guinto explained most these rice fields were not covered by the irrigation system of National Irrigation Administration (NIA).
“This limits their rice production especially during dry season,” he noted.
He added that these shallow tube wells can serve another 90 hectares of unirrigated land.
“The shallow tube well can help the farmers in irrigating their rice fields in any season making them productive for the whole year,” Guinto said.
Guinto clarified that the STWs were purchased by the capitol while the rest of the equipment were 85 percent subsidized by Department of Agriculture and 15 percent from the provincial government.
With the instruction of Governor Lilia Pineda, the provincial agriculture office procured 5,951 laminated or waterproof sacks to be distributed to marginalized farmers in the province.
They were given 30 shallow tube wells (STWs), rice combine harvesters, 12 units of hand tractors, and a unit of 4 wheeler tractors.
Provincial Agriculturist Crispin Guinto said that the Pampanga Irrigators earlier requested STWs to the provincial government to irrigate rice fields in higher grounds.
Guinto explained most these rice fields were not covered by the irrigation system of National Irrigation Administration (NIA).
“This limits their rice production especially during dry season,” he noted.
He added that these shallow tube wells can serve another 90 hectares of unirrigated land.
“The shallow tube well can help the farmers in irrigating their rice fields in any season making them productive for the whole year,” Guinto said.
Guinto clarified that the STWs were purchased by the capitol while the rest of the equipment were 85 percent subsidized by Department of Agriculture and 15 percent from the provincial government.
With the instruction of Governor Lilia Pineda, the provincial agriculture office procured 5,951 laminated or waterproof sacks to be distributed to marginalized farmers in the province.
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