India, Sept. 23 -- A cooperative leader from North Cotabato said on Tuesday that recent assistance from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will enhance livelihoods by adding value to their banana products.

"This project will improve our daily income and improve our capacity to enter into sustainable agribusiness ventures and eventually contribute to the local economy of our town," Gil Pastolero, chairperson of the board of the New Leon Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Aleosan, North Cotabato, said in a radio interview.

On Sept. 15, DAR North Cotabato turned over a newly renovated Banana Vinegar Processing Plant worth PHP500,000 to NLMPC.

The project operates under DAR's Village Level Farm-Focused Enterprise Development (VLFED) program...