RICE FARMERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. More than 700 farmers of the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto received Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) worth a total of P3.5 Million in a ceremonial turn over led by Governor Bong Lacson and DA VI Regional Executive Director, Remelyn Recoter, held at Brgy. Bunga, today.

The RFFA from the Department of Agriculture provides financial assistance to rice farmers as compensation to the projected reduction of farm income arising from the tariffication on rice.

The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist led by Dr. Dina Genzola facilitated the distribution of the cash assistance to the farmer-beneficiaries. They farmers also received high value crop seeds.