Mindanaotoday.com | BFAR-10 holds strengthening of fisherfolk org in LDN town
KAPATAGAN, Lanao del Norte – As part of capacity-building for fisherfolk associations towards sustainable community-based enterprise, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 10 (BFAR10) through the Provincial Fisheries Office in Lanao del Norte and in collaboration with the Municipal Agriculture Office of Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte conducted orientation training to the members of Kapatagan Rural Farmers and Fisherfolk Association (KARFFA) which aims to the strengthen the association through capacitating their members and enhancing association operations on October 12-13, 2022 in Lapinig, Kapatagan, LDN.
Lanao del Norte Provincial Fisheries Officer, Mr. Noel M. Saldajeno, DM, conducted financial education through the “Fish N’ Learn: A Financial Education Game” – a game created by Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas Financial Education (BSP’s FinEd), and BDO Foundation with USAID FishRight implemented in partnership with the Department of Agriculture- Bureau of FIsheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) which aims to capacitate fisherfolk by providing basic knowledge on financial management including conduct of lectures on how to handle finances in day to day life including saving money, allocation for daily expenses, debt management, basic business operation, and understanding financial consumer responsibilities.
In addition, Mr. Al Jun B. Magamano, Aquaculturist II, conducted a lecture on cooperative formation emphasizing the role and importance of cooperativism in the operation of a fisherfolk group. Part of the discussion includes the roles of cooperatives and how it operates being a business enterprise with social purpose where cooperative members are the owners, managers and primary customers of their business.
Kapatagan’s Agricultural Technician for FIsheries, Mr. Ricardo Garcia, conveyed the appreciation of the Kapatagan Municipal Mayor Hon. Barry Y. Baguio, and thanked BFAR 10 for its continuous support to the fisherfolk of the municipality. (AJBM | PFOLDN)
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