From production support to marketing assistance – Department of Agriculture’s intervention links Farm Service Providers (FSP) to local rice dealers.

AgusPinoy Inc. and Sto Niño Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SNMPC)are now ready to supply their well-milled rice to the various institutional buyers in the region.

A total of 9 individual entrepreneurs and 4 cooperatives have signified their interest and willingness to buy a significant volume of well-milled rice from FSPs.

 

DA’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) provides market linkage for the FSPs and buyers. The deal is sealed by the signing of a marketing agreement between both parties under the Corporate Rice Farming Program (CRFP).

 

“Part of our assistance is to become a consolidator to find market linkages to our local farmers. The marketing agreement between the FSP’s and local buyers is the result of our market matching. We continually assist our farmers, as we are advocating agriculture as a viable business enterprise,” said Lynn A. Pareñas, Chief, AMAD.

 

Both FSP’s will have a guaranteed market for a year thru the establishment of the partnership with the local buyers. An estimation of ₱40.7 million total sales is forecasted for SNMPC while AgusPinoy Inc., has an estimated ₱24.2 million total sales.

 

“We already established our trust and confidence with SNMPC and AgusPinoy Inc., in terms of the quality of their product. That is why we are sealing the deal with them as our source of quality rice,” said Mangagoy Fishermen Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MAFISCO) Business Manager Rho Cougee C. Garido.

 

To ensure quality and adequate supply of rice for the commitment of both FSP’s to their buyers, DA will provide each FSP the appropriate farm inputs, technologies, and services to increase their farm productivity.

 

CRFP does not only provides additional income to the farm service providers. But also, this promotes local food sovereignty.