The SM Foundation Inc. Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) program was launched in San Marcelino, Zambales on Friday.
Twenty-five local farmers will undergo training in Mateo’s Farm, Barangay Nagbunga to learn the skills of agriculture entrepreneurs.
“Farmers will undergo 14 weeks of training”, according to SM officials.
They belong to 252nd batch of farmers that benefited under the program.
“Layunin ng programa na magbigay ng sapat na pagkain, dagdag kita ng magsasaka, pagbuo ng produkto, mapagbuti ang mga kasanayang entrepreneurial, at mga ugnayan sa merkado”, said SM SVP for Operations Engr. Bien C. Mateo.
“Mapalad po tayong lahat at napili po tayo ng SM Foundation Inc. na makasama po sa programang ito. Huwag po nating sayangin yung pagkakataong na ito kasi minsan lang dumarating yung pagkakataon na ito. Magpasalamat po tayo sa SM Foundation'”, said San Marcelino Mayor Elmer Soria.
The opening ceremony was also attended by AVP for Outreach SM Foundation Inc. Cristie Angeles, SM Olongapo Central Mall Manager Ariel Ferrer, DTI Provincial Director Enrique Tacbad, TESDA Provincial Director Melanie Grace Romero, DOST Zambales personnel Gemma Pangilinan, Municipal Agriculturist Remin Sardo, and MSWD Officer Sahra Soria.
The KSK program started in 2007 hatched by SM Group Founder the late Henry Sy Sr aiming to improve the lives of farmers in the country.