THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has provided P700.44 million-worth of project assistance to 42 farmers’ associations and cooperatives in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as part of its effort to increase productivity, income and competitiveness of food growers across the country.

Agriculture Secretary William Dar awarded the interventions, which cover various farm machinery, including tractors, irrigation systems and harvesters; farming technologies, including greenhouses; and other farm inputs, during a farmers’ forum on September 20 in La Trinidad, Benguet.