BUTUAN CITY, June 5 -- The Regional Project Advisory Board of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 13 (Caraga) approved on Thursday the proposed PHP106-million farm-to-market road (FMR) that will connect two villages in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur to market centers.

In a Friday statement, the DA-13 said the proposed FMR, with a total length of 3.58 kilometers, will benefit about 4,879 residents, mostly farmers in Barangays Bayan and San Isidro.

The project will be implemented under the Philippine Rural Development Program's Scale-Up program.

"The undertaking aims to provide more access to farmers and support the growing cacao industry in Marihatag," the DA-13 said.

It noted that the RPAB, led by DA-13, includes representatives from vari...