THE National Dairy Authority (NDA) said its private-sector supported school milk feeding program will reach 504 students in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
The Private Sector-Funded Milk Feeding Program partner for the school is ABI Pascual Foods, Inc. It will procure and deliver around 50,400 bottles of 200ml fresh milk (approximately 10,080 liters in total) to students of Malitlit Elementary School in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
The procurement price is estimated at P25 per bottle with the NDA projecting around P1.26 million in sales for the Katipunan ng Kooperatibang Manggagatas, Inc. dairy cooperative during the program’s initial 100-day rollout.
“Guaranteed demand from committed private-sector partners like ABI Pascual gives our dairy farmers the economic stability they need to be able to expand their herds and boost local production,” NDA Administrator Marcus Antonius T. Andaya said.
Republic Act No. 11321 or the Sagip Saka Act allows the government to directly purchase agricultural goods from accredited Farmers and Fisherfolk Cooperatives and Enterprises.
“Connecting school feeding initiatives with direct local procurement under the Sagip Saka Act creates a win-win model for both child health and local agriculture,” Mr. Andaya said.
Corporations in the Milk Feeding Program are exempt from donor’s tax and may fully deduct associated costs from gross income. — Maria Mikaela H. Tormon
