Samal, Bataan: The Department of Agriculture (DA) continued assisting farmers nationwide with free fertilizers through its regular program under the fertilizer discount voucher like here Thursday.
Genezareth Macahilig of the Samal municipal agriculture office said that 720 farmers tilling 836 hectares of ricelands are beneficiaries of the program in the town or total of 1,850 bags of commercial fertilizers.
The national government through the DA, he said, allocated P3,400 per hectare or a total of P2.8 million for the free fertilizer program in Samal.
Macahilig said they divided farmers in 14 barangays of Samal into clusters and they have four days to complete the fertilizer distribution.
Farmers are left to choose whether to receive urea, 14 – 14 – 14 or 16 – 20 type of fertilizers. Urea is presently priced at P1,700 per bag while complete or 14 – 14 – 14 at P1,650 and 16 – 20 at P1,450 each bag. (30)
