Recovery (E-SuRe) aid, a loan program to help farmers affected by the enhanced community quarantine. DA-CAR regional director Cameron Odsey said they have released P52 million to the farmers since April. Out of the said total, P38.7 million was given to the flower and cut-flower growers in various towns in Benguet while P14 million was given to vegetable farmers. Under the E-SuRe aid, around 60,000 farmers are expected to be provided with assistance. The program provides a 10-year loan at P25,000 for each borrower, without interest and collateral. It only charges a service fee as the aid passes through a conduit agency or cooperative. It is available for those engaged in agricultural production like fishery, livestock, and vegetables. Odsey said that they are also looking at non-duplication of assistance or those farmers who have not availed any of the social amelioration programs of the DSWD, the TUPAD and CAMP of the DOLE and other agencies. Also, the DA under the social amelioration program of the national government has allocated P149,960,000 million that is set to be distributed to 29,992 identified COVID-19 affected farmers in Cordillera under the Rice Farmer Financial Assisstance (RFFA) program. Similarly, under the Rice Resiliency Project (RRP), DA-CAR has total allocation of P261,960,000 that targets to help 140,000 Cordillera farmers increase rice sufficiency level by distributing high quality seed and fertilizers for an estimated 68,047 hectares of rice lands in the region. Another program is the Urban Agriculture and revitalized Gulayan sa Barangay, otherwise known as the Backyard Gardening project that so far assisted 35,631 households. DA-CAR has total budget of P12.09 million for vegetable seeds, seedlings and saplings for distribution to households. For food accessibility, DA CAR also have the KADIWA on Wheels that has already millions of generated sales; the KADIWA Express that assisted in the linkages of farmers group to LGUs, government institutions and NGOs; and the KADIWA Retail Store at the DA Regional Office. For food affordability and price stability, DA-CAR has regular monitoring through the “Bantay Presyo Monitoring Team” in partnership with the different local price monitoring councils in the region. In addition, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of the DA was refocused to support the implementation of the Bayanihan Republic Act No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”. The repriotization of proposed SAAD projects for the year aims to ensure food security and food sufficiency in the region amidst the pandemic. 43 P a g e CHR CAR REGIONAL HR SITUATION REPORT – JANUARY to JUNE 2020