GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) – Authorities are pushing for the implementation of sustainable livelihood programs for residents in upland communities in Tampakan town, South Cotabato province to counter the presence of marijuana plantations in the area.
Naravy Duquiatan, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 12 director, said the move is aimed to provide alternative sources of income for residents, especially farmers from the Blaan tribe, and discourage them from cultivating marijuana.
She said they are currently working with the municipal government of Tampakan and other concerned government agencies for the rollout of convergence livelihood programs in parts of Barangay Danlag and the neighboring areas.
“This is an effective way to counter this problem based on our experience in other areas,” she said in a press conference in Tampakan town on Thursday.
Duquiatan cited that the agency had successfully minimized the cultivation of marijuana in some parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon by providing farmers there with alternative livelihood.
Through the help of other…
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) – Authorities are pushing for the implementation of sustainable livelihood programs for residents in upland communities in Tampakan town, South Cotabato province to counter the presence of marijuana plantations in the area.
Naravy Duquiatan, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 12 director, said the move is aimed to provide alternative sources of income for residents, especially farmers from the Blaan tribe, and discourage them from cultivating marijuana.
She said they are currently working with the municipal government of Tampakan and other concerned government agencies for the rollout of convergence livelihood programs in parts of Barangay Danlag and the neighboring areas.
“This is an effective way to counter this problem based on our experience in other areas,” she said in a press conference in Tampakan town on Thursday.
Duquiatan cited that the agency had successfully minimized the cultivation of marijuana in some parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon by providing farmers there with alternative livelihood.
Through the help of other…
