PAMPLONA, Negros Oriental, Philippines — The National Dairy Authority (NDA) will have additional dairy multiplier farms in the Visayas area. This, after three applicants recently passed qualification under the Multiplier Farm Partnership (MFP), a loan program of the agency to increase milk output of the country.

Among said three applicants that qualified for the NDA grant were Santiago Sierra in this town, Congressman Florencio Miraflores of Regador, Ibajay, Aklan and Buglas Corporation in Pontevedra Negros Occidental.

Farina Dy, NDA-Visayas field office information officer said each multiplier farm partner will receive 50 dairy cows from the agency which will be used to improve the local milk industry in the country.

“NDA embarked on public-private partnership in dairy farm operation to augment the milk production of the country,” she said.

Dy added that the program also wants to help dairy farmers further improve their business while the agency continues to provide them with technical and marketing assistance.

“We are encouraging farmers having 16 to 20 hectares of contained agricultural land and with good water supply to apply for MFP because NDA will be providing them step-by-step strategies on how to make their farms productive,” Dy said.

The NDA-Visayas official disclosed that multiplier farm owners can either sell milk to existing federations in their area or establish their own processing facilities.

Meanwhile, Dy explained that the mode of payment for the MFP loan offers three options with borrowers choosing the best mode option that suits them best.