National milk feeding program benefits millions of children, empowers dairy farmers Sep 2024 None National milk feeding By Ma. Cecilia Irang Thousands upon thousands of transformed lives—this being the life’s mission of the DA-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) and evidently its banner achievement as it sustains support to dairy cooperatives participating in the National Milk Feeding Program. National milk feeding program benefits millions of children, empowers dairy farmers “It’s not about the DA-PCC but the effects that we aim to create alongside our accountability partners. Our goal is to help curb the nutritional deficiencies of children and at the same time create livelihood opportunities for farmers through this program, led by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD),” DA-PCC Executive Director Dr. Liza Battad said. The DA-PCC “flexes” significant achievements of the said program, positively impacting millions of undernourished children nationwide and concurrently boosting the income of farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs), collectively generating a total revenue of PHP2.7 billion. Said initiative, in line with Republic Act No. 11037 or the “Masustansyang Pagkain Para Sa Batang Pilipino Act of 2018,” showcases the successful collaboration of the DA-PCC, partner-FCAs, the DepEd, the DSWD, and the provincial and local government units. The program plays a significant role in creating institutional markets that significantly enhance the livelihoods and incomes of FCAs. This initiative has not only addressed the immediate nutritional needs of children but has also paved the way for a more robust dairy industry. Since the program’s inception in 2019, the number of participating FCAs has grown from 30 to 45 under the DepEd School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP). These FCAs supplied over 112 million milk packs to 1,981,396 beneficiaries in SY 2019-2020; 3,114,948 in SY 2020-2021; 3,503,732 in SY 2021-2022; 3,446,217 in 2022-2023; and 2,054,873 in SY 2023-2024, generating a gross income of PHP2.2 billion. Similarly, under the DSWD Supplementary Feeding Program, the number of active FCAs increased from 8 to 28, delivering over 25 million milk packs to 177,180 beneficiaries during the 10th cycle; 240,502 during the 11th cycle; 283,254 during the 12th cycle; and 157,968 during the 13th cycle, with a gross income of PHP500 million. The milk feeding program has also created more than 130,000 jobs, including roles in family enterprises, multiplier farms, milk collection, and other segments in the dairy value chain.
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