Masaganang Sakahan, Inc.

Brief History

Republic Act No. 3844, as amended, created LANDBANK in 1963 with the aim of providing financial support and technical services needed to implement the government's agrarian reform program. Over the years, LANDBANK recognized that access to agricultural credit by itself is not enough to address the needs of small farmers and fisherfolks, i.e., improved productivity, income, and repayment capacity. Marketing assistance and appropriate technology transfer and institutional capability-building initiatives are just as crucial apart from sustained delivery of financial assistance. Thus, Masaganang Sakahan Inc. (MSI) was conceived in the latter part of 1974 as a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of LANDBANK to provide needed marketing support to small farmers and fisherfolks co-ops being assisted by the Bank. MSI started operations in July 1975.

Vision

By 2025, MSI is a prime provider of developmental assistance to farmer cooperatives and cooperatives towards self-sustainability.

Mission

MSI will provide agri-related opportunities and services to farmer cooperatives and organizations to help improve their income capacity and exposure to developmental framework to further increase their level of productivity

Services Offered

Agricultural Facilities and Value-Adding Services

• Management of MSI Agri-Development Center with Services/Facilities for:

1. Palay Buying Station
2. Solar Drying
3. Warehousing
4. Logistics
5. Truck Scale

• Capability-building for partner cooperatives on the above post-harvest operation

Market Linkaging of Agricultural Commodities

•  Procurement and/or trading of palay, milled rice, by products and other agricultural commodities.

•  Market linkaging through direct marketing or tie-ups between farmer-cooperatives and consumer cooperatives, corporations or other market outlets in urban centers.

Payment-in-Kind Scheme

•  Loan payment assistance in terms of farmers produce, e.g., palay, or other agricultural commodities.

•  Facilitate and improve both the farmers’ ability to pay credit and LANDBANK’s loan collection efficiency.

Members of the Board

Governance and Risk Committee

Executive Committee

Audit Committee

Corporate Officers