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DENR starts JICA-funded project for NV farmers

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Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will start a road concreting project to help villagers of Dupax del Sur town involved in agroforestry livelihood projects.

Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Edgar Martin said the P18.3-million road project in Sitio Dalayap, Barangay Carolotan in Dupax del Sur is an Agroforestry Support Facility that will be implemented under the Forest Management Program.

It is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, which is expected to be completed by March 2020.

The project involves the concreting of the Carolotan Access Road with the construction of a bridge structure.

It was requested by the Carolotan Agroforest Association, Inc. (CAFDAI), a private organization that relies on agroforestry as an advocacy and a source of livelihood.

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Forester Constante Espiritu, Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer, said the project was originally funded with P24 million, but the bidding came out only with the P18.3-million project cost.

“The remaining P5 million will be allocated for other projects such as a water system and more,” he said.

Martin of PENRO said CAFDAI was the first organization granted with the project.

He said the project will be more beneficial to the foresters and their community especially during the rainy season.

“You should therefore take good care of this project and do not use it for unlawful purposes,” Martin added.

James Bantasan, CAFDAI president, said they were very grateful for the project as they have been longing for it for many years.

The project will improve their transportation of their products to the market.

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