Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation (RTNMC), operating through its mandated Social Development and Management Program (SDMP), has rolled out a fresh series of livelihood turnovers and technical training sessions targeted at indigenous farming and fishing communities across its host and neighboring barangays.
The recent distributions include agricultural hardware and crop bundles designed to support local cultivation.
Beyond material aid and crop planting initiatives aimed at strengthening food security, green jobs and cultivating sustainable livelihoods, recent turnovers in the municipality include a unit of a hand tractor trailer in Sitio Camboranga, Barangay Sarong, led by Tribal Chieftain Rowen Asdorap alongside community members, as well as a pumpboat complete with accessories for the livelihood of indigenous residents in Sitio Barangkas, Barangay Sarong, led by Tribal Chieftain Joval Eling and his council.
As local advocates note, while the journey toward sustainable progress is rarely calm, it remains attainable through genuine collaboration, steady communication, and a resolute commitment to uplifting those in need.
Company organizers and community development workers have paired the hardware handovers with hands-on seminars, instructing smallholders on proper farm inputs and soil management to help lift yields past mere subsistence levels.
For communities nestled deep within the municipality’s interior, bridging the gap between seasonal planting and reliable market access has long been a structural hurdle.
Corporate-backed agricultural linkages seek to address this by combining material aid with regular technical consultations, aiming to turn traditional farming into a steadier source of household revenue.
