James Reid recently met with farmers in Nueva Ecija as part of his duties as the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Food Security Ambassador.
This visit is part of the DA’s PAG-AHON (Sa Palay at Gulay– May Ani, Hanapbuhay, Oportunidad, at Nutrisyon) project which was launched last May. During this event, over fifty farmers who are beneficiaries of the project harvested fruits and vegetables from their yards.
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According to a social media post by the DA, they said that the Reid “expressed his support to local farmers and encouraged them to adopt appropriate farming technologies.”
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Prior to this visit, the DA said that the singer-actor, together with DA Secretary William Dar, attended a simple program in Lupao, Nueva Ecija regarding the said project.
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