BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 21 -- More than 4,800 Indigenous farmers belonging to the Manobo tribe in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, are expected to benefit from PHP11 million worth of farm machinery, equipment, and hauling vehicles turned over by the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) on Monday.

The assistance, provided through DA's Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP), will support the Bunawan Manobo Ancestral Domain Management Council Inc.'s proposed palay production, consolidation, and marketing subproject.

The initiative is designed to reduce post-harvest losses and transportation costs while supporting rice production across as much as 360 hectares.

The equipment package includes a wing van hauling truc...