TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite (PIA) — Farmer groups in Cavite province will continue supplying their products to the Philippne National Police Academy (PNPA), further expanding market opportunities for Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in the province.
Last July 2, Police Brigadier General Redrico Maranan, PNPA Acting Director signed a Marketing Agreement with three (3) additional Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs) to formalize their continuing supply partnership at the PNPA.
Aside from Tres Cruses Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Farmers Association, Inc. and Daine 1&2 Farmers Association, Inc., the PNPA also forged new partnerships with Barangay Tua Farmers Agriculture Cooperative, also based in Cavite.
In a statement, DAR Cavite Provincial Office noted that the expanded marketing agreement reflects PNPA’s confidence in local farmers, especially in providing meals for their cadets and staff.
“[This partnership reflects] the Academy’s continued confidence in the quality, consistency, and reliability of the agricultural products supplied by the two ARBOs.”
Under the agreement, partner ARBOs will directly supply the Cadets’ Mess Hall with fresh agricultural products providing local farmers with a stable institutional market while ensuring the Academy’s continuous supply of fresh, quality produce.
This will also provide the PNPA with more direct suppliers of fresh agricultural products as part of the DAR’s bid to strengthen institutional market linkages and sustainable opportunities for ARBs.
The PNPA welcomes hundreds of cadets each year, with graduates serving in the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). (PB-PIA Cavite, DAR Cavite Provincial Office)