DA calls for higher investments in small dams

The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged local chief executives in Western Visayas to focus their investments on critical infrastructure projects such as farm-to-market roads and small irrigation systems through the World Bank-aided Philippine Rural Development Project so as to foster more inclusive growth.

Speaking at a regional farmers’ and fisherfolk’s forum in Iloilo City, DA Secretary Proceso Alcala said such investments help create more sustainable and stable sources of livelihood and incomes in their respective areas.