A provincial government-funded PHP7.9 million solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) is providing an eco-friendly alternative for water management to a farmers’ cooperative in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City in southern Negros Occidental.<\/p>\n
The Tara Agrarian Reform Cooperative (TARC), which has more than a hundred members, will manage the project that can serve up to 24 hectares of agricultural area with a total power of 57 kilowatts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe express our gratitude to the farmers for their partnership in advancing the province\u2019s food security and agricultural productivity agenda. I urge them to take diligent care of the project and manage it effectively to ensure its sustainability,\u201d Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The project turnover was formalized with the signing of a memorandum of agreement between TARC chairman Alex Agenga and OIC-provincial agriculturist Dina Genzola during the ceremony held at the Negros First Integrated Agricultural Center nursery compound also in Barangay Carabalan on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
According to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, the Tara SPIS will deliver efficient, reliable, and sustainable means of irrigation for the agricultural activities of TARC members.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will reduce dependency on grid electricity or fossil fuels, offering an eco-friendly alternative for water management in farming. It has lower operational maintenance cost since sunlight is free and also minimizes environmental footprint compared to the combustion engine,\u201d it added. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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