TF Zero Hunger, DAR, NNC spur action on nutrition

By Prince Golez

Task Force Zero Hunger, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Region 3 and the National Nutrition Council-National Capital Region (NNC-NCR) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program to address the nutritional requirements of pregnant women and small children.

In a press release Sunday, Cabinet Secretary and Task Force Zero Hunger head Karlo Nograles said the MOU signing, held last Thursday at Clark Marriot Hotel, Pampanga, included the Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs) to ensure supplies for NNC’s Tutok Kainan: Dietary Supplementation Program.

“We need more of this kind of collaboration among agencies and stakeholders, especially since Tutok Kainan is among the banner programs of Task Force Zero Hunger. Our aim is to provide for nutritionally-at-risk pregnant women for 90 days, and for 6 to 23-month old children for 18 days to address their dietary needs,” said Nograles.

He stressed the urgency in strengthening farmers’ incomes, noting that “the 240 ARBOs that are part of the EPAHP program earned P148,863,818.80 for the produce they sold up to December 2020.”

Joining the virtual MOU were DAR Secretary John Castriciones, Undersecretary Emily Padilla, Undersecretary Virginia Orogo, Assistant Secretary Milagros Isabel Cristobal, DAR Region 3 Regional Director Atty. Maria Celestina Tam, NNC Executive Director Azucena Dayanghirang, NNC-NCR Coordinator Milagros Elisa Federizo, the president of the Santo Tomas San Luis Farmers Association, representatives from other partner agencies, and ARBO members.

EPAHP was launched to respond to urgent needs relating to food and poverty.

Partner agencies include the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, National Anti-Poverty Commission, National Irrigation Administration, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Commission on Population and Development, Land Bank, Philippine Coconut Authority, National Dairy Authority, Philippine Carabao Center, Development Bank of the Philippines, Department of Information and Communications Technology, Cooperative Development Authority, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Department of Budget and Management, Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation, and the National Food Authority.

Technical support is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program.

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