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Rañola's cost-cutting measures bore fruits to the tune of millions of pesos. The local government saved P19.3 million in 2019, P6.17 million in 2020, P13.31 million in 2021, P13.53 million in 2022, P17.33 million in 2023 and P10.76 million in 2024.

And these savings fund the buyback program, allowing the local government to purchase directly from producers without undercutting them. Whatever is saved this year is spent in the following year for agricultural support and social services.

At the height of the pandemic in 2020, the local government spent P1.55 million to buy fish and ube for its buyback program. As savings piled up yearly, the project also started expanding coverage, adding pork in 2022 and mango, rice and other crops in 2024. This year, Jagna is spending P5 million for its buyback program.

National convergence

The savings that the town generated became the cornerstone of the buyback program. The other huge component came in the form of national support.