The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), on Monday launched a new program in Cavite province to ease the incidence of poverty in the country’s fishing communities.

The program dubbed as “Targeted Actions to Reduce Poverty and Generate Economic Transformation (Target)” in the fishery sector follows President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s social agenda of poverty alleviation and inclusive growth for sectors with high poverty incidence—the fishery sector included.

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