Century Pacific assists Zamboanga fishing communities through adopt-a-farm program 

CENTURY PACIFIC Food, Inc. (CNPF) has joined the Labor department’s livelihood program that allows companies to source produce direct from farms tended by workers displaced during the closed fishing season in Zamboanga.   

In a statement disclosed to the exchange on Tuesday, CNPF said it inked an agreement with the Department of Labor and Employment for the Project Hope Adopt-A-Farm program via its nonprofit affiliate, RSPo Foundation, Inc.

“These workers have a sustainable source of income through the farm, their families sell their produce to a ready buyer — us, and we have convenient and reliable access to much needed raw materials for our sardines business,” said Kamille Corpuz, program manager of RSPo Foundation.

Project Hope aims to help communities have alternative income source during the annual closed fishing season in Zamboanga Peninsula from Dec. 1 to March 1.

CNPF said it is the first company to join Project Hope. It has already adopted three greenhouse farms. — Keren Concepcion G. Valmonte