MAGSAMAKAME held Harvest Festival activity in Magallanes

by Lily Gut June 1, 2022 MAGSAMAKAME (Photo from  Department of Agriculture RFO 4-A) MAGALLANES, Cavite - The Magallanes-Samahang Magsasaka ...

by Lily Gut
June 1, 2022

MAGSAMAKAME (Photo from  Department of Agriculture RFO 4-A)

MAGALLANES, Cavite - The Magallanes-Samahang Magsasaka ng Kay-Apas at Medina (MAGSAMAKAME) displayed their good harvests at the Harvest Festival, which was held on May 26 in Magallanes, Cavite in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture IV-CALABARZON (DA-4A).

The solar-powered irrigation system, hauling truck, tractor, and other farming inputs are among the interventions provided by DA-4A to the organization.



“Naging possible po ang lahat ng ito dahil sa makikipagtulungan nyo sa DA-4A at sa pagpupursigi ng asosasyon nyo na makakuha ng CSO accreditation," said OIC-Field Operations Division (FOD) Chief and HVCDP Coordinator, Engr. Redelliza A. Gruezo.

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa DA-4A dahil dire-diretso ang operasyon ng aming kooperatiba dahil sa mga interbensyon na ibinigay nila sa amin at dahil dito nakamit namin ang masaganang ani at mataas na kita,” said Mariano Maligaya, president of MAGSAMAKAME.



According to Maligaya, the organization harvested 33,679 kilos of tomatoes this month, and they expect it to grow even more in the coming months with the department's help.

One of the most colorful and largest harvest festivals in the country takes place in May. It is a tribute to the abundant harvest and was dedicated to the patron saint of farmers, San Isidro Labrador, in 1963. (with report from Department of Agriculture RFO 4-A)