Last April 13, 2012 the Committee on Food & Agriculture chaired by Hon. Eduardo D. Leyson IV headed the consultative hearing and discussed the proposed MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO BY AND BETWEEN THE NATIONAL DAIRY AUTHORITY FEDERATION OF DAVAO FARMERS COOPERATIVE STERILIZED MILK FEEDING PROGRAM IN THE CITY.
During the consultative hearing, Ms. Nanette Cabido of the City Health Office, manifested that the milk feeding program is given to identified malnourished and underweight children whose age ranges between 2 to 6 years old from the different barangays in the city where malnutrition is high. She added that the program will last for 120 days wherein the mothers of the respective malnourished children will be given information by the barangay health workers and barangay nutrition scholars.
On the other hand, the dispersing of dairy cattle to the farmers is done by the National Dairy Authority (NDA) according to Ms. Raylin Sanchez, the milk feeding program coordinator. Ms. Sanchez also added that they also do artificial insemination of dairy semen of the cows. And any group, cooperative and even individual can avail of the said program by writing a formal request to NDA.
2012 Milk Feeding Program Beneficiaries for Underweight and Severely Underweight Children
Barangay No. of Beneficiaries
- Baluan 50
- Fatima 100
- Calumpang 170
- San Jose 30
- Labangal 120
- Bawing 50
- Batomelong 30
- Apopong 50
- West 50
- Tambler 50
- Tinagacan 50
- San Isidro 50
- Mabuhay 50
- Lagao 50
- Upper Labay 30
- Buayan 40
- Olympog 30
TOTAL 1000 BENEFICIARIES
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