EPAHP IV-A Holds CBO Conference for Farmers of Quezon Province

Myrna A. Maglahus-Lamug, Regional Program Coordinator of EPAHP in CALABARZON encouraged the farmers to register their organizations to government regulatory bodies in order to strengthen their legal, technical and financial capacity to become food service providers of institutional feeding programs. “DSWD has two major potential markets for food producers and food manufacturers.  These are the Supplementary Feeding Program and the food requirements of the DSWD-managed Centers and Residential Care Facilities.  As an agency committed to address food security in the region, the DSWD will open its market directly to farmers to ensure that safe, fresh and nutritious food is served in the agency's feeding programs”. Representatives from BIR RDO 60, PCIC Region IV and DA-AMAD of Regional Field Office IV-A provided necessary information regarding BIR Registration and Compliance, FFEDIS and RSBSA Registration and Access to Agricultural Insurance for farmers and fisherfolk.  The activity was also supported by LGU Lucena and the PSWDO of Quezon Province. 

The Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger And Poverty is an inter-agency convergence program with the goal of mitigating hunger and promoting food and nutrition security. In CALABARZON, 17 regional line agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in June 2023 to formalize collaboration and ensure that food and nutrition security programs are synergized.  These agencies form the EPAHP CALABARZON Regional Convergence Team (RCT), the main support working group of the program, chaired by DSWD. The EPAHP-RPMO IV-A serves as its Secretariat.  For more information, visit epahp.org or contact EPAHP-RPMO IV-A at 0998-939-4614. (with reports from MMLamug)