Buffalo’s milk is now part of the national feeding program diet Dec 2018 Bubalus Buffalomilk,Milkfeedingprogram,NEFEDCO,Nueva Ecija Federation of Dairy Carabao Cooperatives,RA 11037,Masustansiyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act By Charlene Joanino & Ma. Theresa Sawit Locally produced fresh milk (that includes buffalo’s milk) is now part of the diet in a national school feeding program for undernourished children under RA 11037. The distribution of 200ml pasteurized fresh milk during the launching of milk feeding program at Brgy. Pinagpanaan gymnasium, Talavera, Nueva Ecija last November 14. In a meeting last September, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepED), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-NFNRI), the National Dairy Authority (NDA) and Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), tackled the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of Republic Act 11037. The law, titled “Masustansiyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act”, was approved last June by President Rodrigo Duterte. Among other things, it states that this law is “an act institutionalizing a national feeding program for undernourished children in public day care, kindergarten and elementary schools to combat hunger and undernutrition among Filipino children and appropriating funds therefore”. A section of the law indicated that milk-based food products should be included in fortified meals. As an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), PCC is mandated in encouraging backyard dairy development in rural areas by raising carabaos to meet the nutritional needs of the smallholder farmers and families. The agency also aims to reduce dependence on imported milk by-products. “This is a good initiative, as we can not only alleviate and fight malnutrition but also provide livelihood for our dairy farmers who will provide the milk”, Mina Abella, head of the PCC Carabao Enterprise Development Section and one among those who attended the meeting said. Dr. Liza Battad, PCC chief of Planning and Information Management Division and Maria Theresa Sawit, PCC head of Socio Economics and Policy Research, also attended the meeting. PCC Milk Supplementation Programs Even as early as 2016, a total of eight completed milk supplementation programs were already conducted by PCC. More than 13,000 children became beneficiaries of the 200 ml toned buffalo’s milk given during the conduct of the feeding program. The program also benefitted many dairy farmers as the milk used was procured from PCC-assisted cooperatives. The fresh buffalo’s milk in 200ml packets is supplied by the Nueva Ecija Federation of Dairy Carabao Cooperatives (NEFEDCCO), which is being assisted by PCC. Due to the implementation of the RA 11037, more milk supplementation or feeding programs to combat malnutrition are expected to be carried out in the future.
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