Month: June 2020

The Bohol Ubi Growers Association (BUGA) Ubi Demo Farm which is strategically located in a tranquil agricultural area in Pandol, Corella is eyed to be another agri-tourism destination in Bohol to prove that the province is known for the different varieties of Ubi especially the “Kinampay.”
The farm has a total area of 1.1 hectares (has.) if fully developed in a lot owned by the Maligsa brothers Cresencio and Esmeraldo of which the latter is the president of BUGA.
The area is being developed into a demo farm in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-RFO)-7.
Rufa Ugay, High Value Commercial Crop (HVCC) coordinator, OPA said that the PGBh has provided the inputs to BUGA such as; Ubi planting materials, fertilizers and cultivator.
Ugay bared that close to 12 metric tons of Ubi Baligonhon variety planting materials were dispersed by provincial government to the association and the 250 sacks of organic fertilizer.
She explained that in the dispersal program, the association would need only to return back the same number of kilos and will be rolled out to the Ubi growers to be planted in the next planting season.
BUGA president Maligsa said that of the 1.1 has. about 6,000 square meters (sq.m.) have been developed and hopefully next planting season the entire area would be fully tilled.
Maligsa said that of the close to 12 metric tons of Ubi planting materials in the dispersal program of the PGBh 2,000 kilograms (kgs.) of it were being planted at the demo farm and the almost 10,000 kgs. were being dispersed to Ubi growers who are members of BUGA.
He said that the DA-RFO7 also gave 300 kilos of Ubi Kinampay planting material and were being planted at the demo farm.
Maligsa has a high hope that more Ubi tubers could be sold on the next Ubi Festival come January considering the big volume of Ubi dispersal by the PGBh to the Ubi growers.
The BUGA president said that once the harvesting time comes, the growers must set aside the equal number of kilos to be returned back to the OPA for the dispersal program.
Meanwhile, Maligsa bared that the association has a plan to construct a rest house to shelter the visitors especially from the provincial government and for the Ubi growers themselves when rains come in time of land preparation, growing and harvesting of UBi.
Rosanna G. Lamdagan, chief-agribusiness Division, OPA said that Ubi is among the crop together with rice, corn, and cacao that have to be given top priorities in the administration of Gov. Art C. Yap to expand the production to ensure food sustainability in the province.
In an effort that the BUGA Ubi Demo Farm would become a agri-tourism destination, she said the possibility is not remote considering the strategic location of the farm in a peaceful barangay of Pandol, Corella which has a very fresh air being surrounded with trees and free from noise pollution of which only the voices of birds that are singing while perching on the branches of the trees being heard. (Atoy Cosap)

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BUGA UBI DEMO FARM. Some 1.1 hectares of Ubi demo farm located in Pandol, Corella is also eyed to become an agri-tourism destination in the province of Bohol. The 6,000 square meters of this area are already planted with different varieties of Ubi especially the Ubi Kinampay. When visited by the OPA personnel led by Rosanna G. Lamdagan last Tuesday, the standing crop is growing to almost two meters long. Photo by Alfredo Amora, Jr.

The Provincial Price Coordinating Council (PPCC) in the province of Bohol will probably conduct an investigation this coming week on the monitored high prices of fisheven if the province is under the implementation of price freeze due to COVID-19.
But fish vendors emphasized that high prices are brought about by less fish catch due to full moon.
Rosanna G. Lamdagan, Chief-Agribusiness Division, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) said that based on the daily monitoring by the OPA who is one of the members of the PPCC, the average increase of the non-high-end fishes is P50.
However, Lamdagan disclosed that the prices on high-end fishes have relatively decreased with an average of almost P100.
She said that the PPCC is determined to implement the sanctions to those who violated the price freeze by pushing the prices high which are not cognizant with the suggested price ceilings set by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh).
Based on the price monitoring from the different wet markets in the province the other day, the prices of non-high-end fishes are the following: bangus-P200, salimbagon-P300, tulingan-P280, tamban tuloy-P140, galunggong-P260, tamarong-P280, molmol-P250, danggit-P-P300, hasa-hasa-P250, and tilapia-P160 much higher compared to the prices of the same classification last Monday.
However, the high-end fishes and other fishery products have been lowered like Katambak from P450 last Monday it became P320 per kilo the other day; shrimps (P400 to P350).
During the daily monitoring, the monitoring team received complaints from fish vendors regarding operations of illegal fish peddlers along the roads and national highways that accordingly would really affect sales at public markets.
They said that it is unfair for them who have religiously been paying the required permits, Lamdagan added.
She said the government should look into it to come up with a win-win solution considering the crisis that we are facing now wrought about by COVID-19 that would affect the living condition of every individual.
The traders are warned not to take advantage by intentionally pushing the prices high, otherwise, they will be penalized under the implementation of price freeze law.
It may be recalled that the NBI apprehended one rice trader last month who violated the order by pushing up the prices of rice into an average of six pesos kilo.
Meanwhile, Lamdagan also reported that the prices of vegetables and rice have been lowered.
The squash which could be bought at P35 per kilo and the other day can be bought at P20/kilo; eggplant and beans from P90 to P55-P60/kilo; ampalaya (P90 to P40-P60/kilo); sayote (P40 to P25-P30/kilo); while pechay among others remain as ease.
The prices of well-milled and regular-milled rice have been monitored, showing decrease in prices from P46 to P43 and from P43 to P40 per kilo or an average of P2 to P3 decrease per kilo. (AtoyCosap)

BIG DISPARITYon prices of fish from the other week and last Monday compared to the prices of the other day wherein the tulingan could be bought at ₱160 and days later it became ₱280 per kilo.

The Provincial Nursery in Del Carmen Sur, Balilihan, Bohol is eyed to become a model nursery and agri-tourism destination in the province of Bohol.
The nursery is located in a two-hectare lot owned by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Balilihan adjacent to the slaughter house of the town.
Gemma G. Encabo, Chie-Admin Division, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) bared that the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the OPA has started to operate the nursery on February 21, 2020 during the birthday of former governor now First District Representative Edgar M. Chatto when the municipal government headed by Mayor Maria Puresa V. Chatto granted the provincial government authority to use the parcel of land for the purpose.
To date, the nursery has propagated variety of fruit tree seedlings, flowers, vegetables, and has six newly constructed greenhouses.
Encabo said that momentarily, the training will be on how to manage a greenhouse attended by a maximum of 10 participants from Balilihan.
Victoriano Mantong and Alipio Jagunos who lead in the maintenance work said the nursery is served to be a topical model of Bahay Kubo Food Always In The Home (FAITH) Herbal Organic Plant Enhancement (HOPE) Chicken Always Ready In The Yard (CHARITY) in the province of Bohol.
They said the planted vegetables at the nursery are eggplant, pechay, kangkong, tomato, okra, beans, cucumber, sikwa, squash, opo, ampalaya, camotekong, alogbate, singkamas, malunggay, carabansos; while root crops are ubi, apale, cassava, and sweet potato.
Poultry, fish pond for tilapia, cultured turtle have also been found at the nursery to include planted corn and banana (super carnava).
They also said that congressmen and mayors, among others, visiting the nursery have expressed elation on the development of the area.
The PGBh has assigned eight employees from OPA to do the maintenance works namely: Elizabeth Mauricio, Anthony Parac, Mary Glenn Jozon, Leah Asucan, Kay Jee Arambala, Jaybee Cuna, Mantong and Jagunos.
The provincial government has another three nurseries; Gabi, Ubay; Macaas, Tubigon; and in the town of Bilar. (Atoy Cosap)

FRUIT TREE SEEDLINGS and flowers at the Provincial Nursery in Del Carmen Sur, Balilihan, Bohol. Also raised in the facility are tilapia and chicken. The facility is eyed to become a model nursery and agri-tourism destination in the province.
Photo: FACEBOOK OF MAYOR MARIA PURESA V. CHATTO