Mighty Corp., a Bulacan-based tobacco manufacturer pledge to help the farmers from the northern part of Luzon with their twin projects.
Last February, a meeting between the people behind Mighty Corporation and leaders of farmers in Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos provinces signed a partnership for the said projects.
The twin P10-million project was one of the ultimate goals of Mighty.And according to Mighty Corporation Executive Vice President Oscar P. Barrientos said that the company seeks the help of the National Tobacco Administration about purchasing of P10-million kilograms tobacco leaves and the multi-pronged P10-million Corporate Social Responsibility for tobacco farmers and their families.
“We are grateful and we are looking forward to the firm commitments of Mighty Corporation 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,” Mario Cabasal, president of the National Federation of Tobacco Growers and Cooperatives said about the project.
When Cabasal learned about Mighty Corp's commitement on buying at least 10 million kilograms of tobacco leaves and all the excess tobacco leaves that farmers could not sell to other buyers.
Meanwhile, the three programs that Mighty Corp pledges for the tobacco farmers that will include the donation of support farm implements like irrigation pumps and tractors, new 200 college scholar grants for the sons of daughters of tobacco farmers and the institutional support for the annual search for outstanding tobacco farmers and cooperatives.
With the good news from Mighty, thousands of farmers up North expressed relief that their tobacco leaves will have a sure market this year.
“Now that we are assured of an alternative market, besides other tobacco companies, our members will again be inspired to devote larger areas to the cultivation of Ilocandia’s most important cash crop,” he said.
“With Mighty’s assurance that the company will buy all the unsold tobacco harvested by farmers, we can also be sure that unlike in the past, prices will stay high even after the holiday season.", Cabasal added.
Last February, a meeting between the people behind Mighty Corporation and leaders of farmers in Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos provinces signed a partnership for the said projects.
The twin P10-million project was one of the ultimate goals of Mighty.And according to Mighty Corporation Executive Vice President Oscar P. Barrientos said that the company seeks the help of the National Tobacco Administration about purchasing of P10-million kilograms tobacco leaves and the multi-pronged P10-million Corporate Social Responsibility for tobacco farmers and their families.
“We are grateful and we are looking forward to the firm commitments of Mighty Corporation 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,” Mario Cabasal, president of the National Federation of Tobacco Growers and Cooperatives said about the project.
When Cabasal learned about Mighty Corp's commitement on buying at least 10 million kilograms of tobacco leaves and all the excess tobacco leaves that farmers could not sell to other buyers.
Meanwhile, the three programs that Mighty Corp pledges for the tobacco farmers that will include the donation of support farm implements like irrigation pumps and tractors, new 200 college scholar grants for the sons of daughters of tobacco farmers and the institutional support for the annual search for outstanding tobacco farmers and cooperatives.
With the good news from Mighty, thousands of farmers up North expressed relief that their tobacco leaves will have a sure market this year.
“Now that we are assured of an alternative market, besides other tobacco companies, our members will again be inspired to devote larger areas to the cultivation of Ilocandia’s most important cash crop,” he said.
“With Mighty’s assurance that the company will buy all the unsold tobacco harvested by farmers, we can also be sure that unlike in the past, prices will stay high even after the holiday season.", Cabasal added.