3-day Organic Agri Fest scheduled
The Provincial Government of Bohol through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) will once again
conduct the three-day Organic Agriculture Festival for the First District on November 20 – 22, 2024 at the Island
City Mall Atrium, Tagbilaran City.
Maricel C. Barloso from OPA who is also the Provincial Organic Focal Person said that this would be the third
times that the province of Bohol conducted the festival this year as the fest for the Second District was done last
September 24-25 in San Miguel and for the Third District was conducted last October 24-25 at Island City Mall.
According to Barloso, the products to be displayed and sold during the festival are mostly the organically grown
vegetables; organic fertilizers, rice, pork and native chicken meats, and concoctions.
Allowed to display and sell their products are those organic agriculture farmers in the first district and the
members of the Kapunongan sa mga Bol-anong Organikong Mag-uuma (KBoOM) from the second and third
districts, she said.
On November 20, which is the first day of the activities, the festival will be started with a Thanksgiving Mass
and afterwards the setting up of exhibits.
In the opening program, Garcia Hernandez Mayor Filadelfo V. Baja III, President, Visayas Island, LOAMCPP
will be the Keynote Speaker; while, Gov. Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado will give his inspirational message as First
District Congressman Edgar M. Chatto would lead to give the messages of support along with Provincial
Agriculturist Liza M. Quirog, Board Member Lucille Y. Lagunay; Regional Executive Director, Department of
Agriculture – 7 Angel Enriquez, and Center Director, Agricultural Training Institute – 7 Gracia F. Arado .
There are some programs, plans and activities for organic agriculture would be presented on the following day.
Mae E. Montecillo, Regional Organic Focal Person will present the Plans, Activities and Programs of Organic
Agriculture Program; Maryjane Flor Patulilic will discuss about the Youth Internship Program on Oganic
Agriculture; Rona M. Denque, Manager, Green Thumb Farm will talk about the OA sa Negosyo: Organic
Agriculture Towards Enterprise.
Dr. Clarissa Jamilo, DA RFO-7 (Ubi Production); Jomer Balag, JOLIT’S Farm (Stingless Bee); Representative
from Alturas Group of Companies (ACG) will share about the Marketing Opportunities for Organic Products;
Nemesio B. Calacat, Prersident-KBoOM (Organic Agriculture: Sustainable Farming Practices and KBoOM
Information; KBoOM/BGSA for Organic Fertilizer and right after there would be the Forum/Trivia.
The activities on the third day: contests (Creative Art, Best Organic Food Products, Highest Sales); while the
closing program will be done at 3pm of which Hon. Odysseus C. Glovasa, SP Chair on Agriculture and Fisheries;
Roman M. Dabalos, APCO – Bohol, and Vice-Governor Tita Baja will give their messages as Nunila M. Pinat, Vice
Chairperson, Organic Agriculture TWG will formally close the program.
Bohol was the first province in Central Visayas who conducted the 3-day organic festival on November 16-18,
2022 held at the Bohol Cultural Center initiated by the KBoOM. By Atoy Cosap