DA salutes, rewards agricultural achievers
Ten agricultural achievers for the year 2010 in
For such distinction, they became celebrities while receiving trophy and cash award of P10-T each from DA thru Regional Executive Director Oscar O. Parawan during the awarding and culmination program of the two-day Regional Farm Family Forum held at
Parawan in giving the awards was joined by Second District Congressman Antonio Cerilles, Agricultural Training Institute Director Asterio Saliot, Regional Technical Director Constancio Alama and other dignitaries present.
DA thru the regional executive director salute the following Regional Gawad Saka winners: Leonora Jukni of Barangay Datagan (Outstanding Large Animal Raiser) and Abundia Bodiongan of Kagawasan (Outstanding Small Animal Raiser), both from Pagadian City; Noel delos Reyes (Outstanding Rice Farmer) of Barangay Maloloy-on; Dindo delos Santos (Outstanding Young Farmer) of Barangay Culo and Adelberto Baniqued of Barangay Makugihon as Outstanding Farmer for High Value Commercial Crops. The three are from Molave, Zamboanga del Sur.
Likewise, to Mr. & Mrs. Rogelio Maata and family of Brangay Maleyo, Dumingag - Outstanding Farm Family; Lakewood Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LAFAMCO), Lakewood- Outstanding Small Farmers Organization Cesar Malinao, Jr. of Venus, Sergio Osmena, ZamboNorte- Outstanding Corn Farmer
The same accolades were given to two Outstanding Barangay Bagsakans - at barangay Sanito, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay (LGU operated) and Mialim, Vitali,
The conduct of Regional Farm Family Forum was sponsored by DA Regional Field Office IX and the Agricultural Training Institute in celebration of the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month this May.
It was an avenue for the farmers, 4-H Club and the rural improvement club (RIC) who are the rural based organizations (RBOs) from the three provinces and five cities in Region 9 converge for several activities such as sectoral meetings, lectures and competitions designed for 4H clubs. (DA-RAFID 9)
Lanao Norte rice farmers empowered through DA-FAO project
Rice farmers in pilot sites of Lanao del Norte are benefitting from a partnership project of the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Unit No. 10 (DA-RFU 10), the local government units and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
The project, “Increasing Rice Supply by Improving Farmers’ Capability through Technical Assistance Trainings and Demonstration of Rice Production Technologies cum Small-Scale Irrigation Facilities” has extended farm inputs, production facilities, postharvest infrastructure and training support to farmers in rainfed lowland rice project areas in Barangay Pange,
As part of the capacity enhancement component, the Farmers’ Field School (FFS) produced a total of forty-nine farmer-graduates from the two sites. These farmers have undergone a 14-week season-long technical immersion.
During the graduation ceremonies held on March 23 and 24 at Barangays Pange and Gumagamot, a number of farmer-graduates delivered testimonies of good harvest following the technology protocols taught to them through the FFS and trainings. One farmer-graduate in Pange noted of a remarkable harvest of 10,150 kilos from a 2-hectare farm. In Gumagamot, Ms. Erlinda Pelit reported of a net income of P43,360 from a one-hectare production with 4.86 tons. These benefits were derived after these farmers applied the learnings from trainings and in the FFS and following the protocol of the technology demonstrations.
Local farmers also witnessed the comparative advantage of utilizing the recent rice production technologies as demonstrated on field.
Project Focal Person Cora Dumayaca reported that benefits of the project will be channeled to the farmer organizations and will be rolled-over to other local farmers.
Hon. Eleuterio Obial, Jr., Municipal Mayor of Baroy lauded the project implementers for considering extension of trainings to his farming constituents. “We are hopeful to have more farmers increase their production by application of learnings from field schools and trainings like this”. Mayor Obial further added that through updated skills and information, farmers will be able to combat production-related problems, especially the effect of natural phenomena such as El Niño which, he reported, had affected more than 30 hectares in Barangay Pange. (Mae Odimyrl A. Morales, DA-NOMIARC)
