Leaf Growers Assured of P10M Twin Projects

The NAFTAC and Mighty Corporation sealed an agreement via a banner theme: “Sama-sama Tayong Pilipino sa Pagyabong ng Industriya ng Tabako.”executives Edilberto P. Adan and  Oscar P. Barrientos, and Mario Cabasal, head of the National Federation of Tobacco Farmers and Cooperatives, Inc. 

Leaf Growers Assured of P10M Twin Projects

It was highlighted by a consultative meeting between 200 tobacco farmer leaders in Pangasinan, La Union, Abra and the Ilocos provinces and Mighty Corporation in this city, Mighty Corporation's executives through the Wong Chu King Foundation Inc. handed 16 units of hand tractors worth P2.5 million and 90 units of water pumps worth P1.1 million to chapter delegations from seven provinces in Northern Luzon.

This was the initial part of the support delivered out off the twin P10-million projects of the new major player in the cigarette industry.

“We are happy that Mighty Corporation has stood firm on its commitments to help the 65,000 strong tobacco farmers in the Philippines with their pronouncements this year to purchase 10-million kilograms of tobacco leaves and the P10-million outreach projects for tobacco farmers. This is definitely a big help to us, tobacco farmers.” said Cabasal.

The federation president was clearly happy and elated over Mighty Corporation’s commitments to buy at least 10 million kilograms of tobacco leaves.

Cabasal also praised the latest announcement by Mighty Corporation of a P10-million three-part programs to help tobacco farmers produce better quality tobacco.

The said help includes the donation of support farm like irrigation pumps and tractors, sponsoring new 100 college scholar grants for the sons and daughters of tobacco farmers and the institutional support for the annual search for outstanding tobacco farmers and cooperatives.