PBBM leads inauguration of Sorosoro Ibaba Dev’t Cooperative Grains Terminal and Trading Project

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00:00Rice may be the country's main staple for subsistence, but corn is the all-versatile

00:06and revenue-generating grain that yields multiple industrial products for domestic use and export.

00:12Earlier today, the president unveiled a grains terminal and trading hub in Batangas worth

00:18over a quarter of a billion pesos, which our Kenneth Paciente covered in this report.

00:26Javier has dedicated decades to farming and livestock grazing in Batangas.

00:30However, he can't help but scratch his head every time the price of feeds for his pigs increases.

00:36Our income is low.

00:38Even if we don't have a lot of rice, it's not enough.

00:41To help ease the burden of farmers like Javier,

00:44One, two, three.

00:47President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated the Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative

00:52or Seed-See Grains Terminal and Trading Project.

00:55This P278 million peso facility aims to strengthen the agricultural sector by improving storage,

01:01procurement and trading of corn, a key ingredient in feed production.

01:05Through this, the import of our rice will be better.

01:11Our support for the industry of poultry and livestock will be stronger.

01:17And above all, our farmers and businessmen will have a better income.

01:25Not just here in Batangas, but in the whole of Calabarzon.

01:29He also pointed out that this facility will help strengthen the supply chain by boosting

01:33yellow corn production, which will ultimately benefit corn farmers.

01:37It will also lower the cost of feeds needed by local farmers.

01:40So if corn production increases, farmers' capital expenses for farm inputs will be reduced

01:45while their income will increase.

01:47He added that this will also help solve farmer storage problems because of the facility's

01:51large capacity and its equipment, such as silos and truck scales.

01:55This feed mill facility has two silos with a total capacity of 12,000 metric tons of corn.

02:08Currently, an estimated 567 hog raisers, poultry farmers and yellow corn farmers became beneficiaries

02:24of this project.

02:25We are very thankful for this project because it will help our government and our president

02:32to have a better income for the farmers.

02:35This facility is a big help to us because first of all, we will be able to maintain the quality

02:42of our corn because it has good drying and fermentation.

02:47In that way, if the quality of our corn is good, the price will be good.

02:54Meanwhile, the chief executive emphasized the importance of farmers joining cooperatives

02:58so they can have a stronger, unified voice.

03:00The president also directed the Department of Agriculture, or DA, to coordinate with

03:04the Cooperative Development Authority to strengthen farmers' cooperatives.

03:08You are only one person.

03:10You have only one voice.

03:12You build a cooperative, a cooperative that is working well together, that is managed

03:17well, such as SIDSEE.

03:19And you will find that the voices of our farmers, of our fishermen, will grow when our cooperatives

03:30are strong and they receive full support from the government.

03:36He also said that the government will not stop pursuing projects and programs for farmers,

03:41especially in funding agricultural equipment, improving irrigation, and promoting modern

03:46technologies to help the farmers thrive.

03:48From PTV Manila, Kenneth Paciente, Balitang Pambansa.

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