MAITUM, Sarangani (July 26, 2011) - Mayor Elsie Perrett (right) inspects farm animals intended for the B'lete Farmers Association and Gawan Farmers Association from barangay Bati-an. The two people’s organizations were recipients of the Community Fund Agricultural Development (CFAD) from Mindanao Rural Development Program. The horses will be used as hauling animals to deliver crops from the mountain village to the town proper while the carabaos will be used in tilling the farmlands. Bati-an is 10 km. away from the poblacion and is considered the poorest barangay of the municipality. (Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)