MANILA, June 2 -- More than 2,500 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela have gained faster access to markets, lower transportation costs, and improved delivery of agricultural products with the completion of the Department of Agarian Reform's (DAR) PHP202 million worth of farm-to-market road (FMR) projects in the Cagayan Valley region.

In a news release on Tuesday, the DAR said the completed road projects, under the rural development agenda of Secretary Conrado Estrella III, aim to strengthen farm productivity while improving connectivity in agrarian communities nationwide.

"Covering a total of 11.76 km., the newly completed roads are expected to help farmers transport their produce more efficient...