Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya—A Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) is expected to boost the agricultural yield of farmers in barangay Dullao in this town.
The project was funded by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to help the members of the West Dullao Farmers Association, Inc. (WDFAI) in this town.
Dominador Abalos, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources consultant, said the rain harvester project has an area of more than 3 hectares which supplies water to at least 100 hectares of farmland.
With the SWIP, farmers are enjoying triple cropping of rice and all year round harvest of vegetables and fish supply, he added.
The DA also gave away four sets of fish cages, along with fingerlings and fish feeds to the WDFAI.
Through a Memorandum of Agreement, WDFAI will provide manpower for the management of the SWIP including the project’s operational information while the DA-BFAR continue to provide assistance for the development of the SWIP and improvement on the lives of the beneficiaries.
The DA-BFAR vowed more assistance for the improvement of the SWIP and development of WDFAI members.
