Japan signs grant for coconut farmers in N. Samar

Japanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe and Ferdinand Luzon, president of Aksyon Kalinga Para Sa Masa (Akma), signed the grant contract for “The Project for Procurement of Equipment for Coco Coir Production and Processing in San Jose, Northern Samar” on November 7 at the Embassy of Japan. The total amount is $81,506 (approximately P3.4 million), and is funded through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP).

Coconut farming is the main livelihood of many families in the province who are afflicted with poverty, which is why facilities that serve for an alternative source of income is deemed necessary.