THE Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) has approved Cebu’s proposed P1-million small livelihood project for San Francisco on Camotes Island.
It said the funding would come from World Bank under the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) of the Aquino government through the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Estella Rodriguez, PRDP provincial management project officer, said the project was approved with minor revisions after the RPAB review recently. She said the approval went on as expected because some of the documentary requirements were waived to accommodate the need of the typhoon Yolanda-stricken areas.
“The funds would be available in three months time,” she said.
Another Cebu’s proposal – the P150 million farm-to-market road project – is also set for review by the RPAB – composed of different regional directors of the national government agencies and chaired by the DA regional director on April 15.
The Cassava Production and Marketing Project covers 32 hectares of cassava plantation in San Francisco town. Its proponent is the Camotes Multi-Purpose Cooperative which is accredited by the Cooperative Development Authority two years ago.
The cooperative will shoulder 20% of the total project cost as counterpart, while the Capitol will contribute 20% of the remaining 80% of the cost as required under the agreement.
This livelihood subproject is part of the Investment for Rural Enterprises and Agricultural and Fisheries Productivity (I-REAP) component of PRDP.
Victor Geralde, head of Capitol’s I-REAP Unit, said Camotes is the top producing area of Cassava in Cebu. “Camotes Island produced more than half of the two thousand tons of locally-produced Cassava,” he said.
At least P7 million is allotted by the Capitol this year as counterpart of identified livelihood projects for PRDP funding. (RMN, Cebu Government)
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