SUHID nominees’ evaluation starts next week

The evaluating teams for the different categories of the Suhid sa Malampusong Mag-uumang Bol-anon 2019 will start to evaluate the nominees on next week.
The evaluation is supposed to be conducted last week but the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the Agriculturist (OPA) had reconsidered the requests of some Municipal Agricultural Officers/Municipal Agriculturists (MAOs/ MAs) to extend the deadline for submission of nominees until last week.
The OPA has already prepared the guidelines and criteria as a basis for judging of the different categories of the search and already created the evaluating teams to do the evaluations.
NOMINEES FOR CATEGORIES
The office has received nominees for the different SUHID categories namely: Outstanding Fisherman, Outstanding Fisherfolks (Fresh Water Fish Ponds), Outstanding Fisherfolks Association, Outstanding Fishery Technician, Outstanding Farmer (Fish Culture), Outstanding Rice Farmer, Outstanding Hybrid Rice, Outstanding Rice Technician, Outstanding Organic Agriculture Farmer Group, Outstanding Japonica Rice Farmer, Outstanding Organic Agriculture Practitioner Farmer,
Outstanding Rural Improvement Club, Outstanding Rural Women, Outstanding Agri-Enterprise for Crops, Outstanding Agri-Enterprise for Fishery, Outstanding Large Animal Raiser, Outstanding Small Animal Raiser, Outstanding Livestock Technician, Outstanding Corn Farmer, Outstanding Banana Farmer, Outstanding Corn Technician, Outstanding HVCDP Crop Farmer (vegetable), Outstanding HVCDP Technician,
And the outstanding FarmersAssociation, Outstanding Young Farmer, Outstanding Farm Family, Outstanding Municipal Agricultural and Fishery Council and Outstanding Municipal Agricultural Officer/Municipal Agriculturist.
The evaluators have composed by OPA employees and representatives from Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), National Irrigation Administration (NIA)7, Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), Department of Agriculture – Provincial Agricultural Technology Coordinating Committee (DA-PATCO), Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPV), and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
During the pre-evaluation meeting last August 29, 2019 held at the Office of Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas, 3rd Floor, Bohol Capitol Building the issues like vehicles to be used, the dates of evaluation, and the category of which the nominees would not reach into three, among others were being tackled.
Rosanna G. Lamdagan, Chief-Agribusiness Division, OPA said the category whose nominees would not reach into three is not included in the SUHID search because the Commission On Audit (COA) would not allow the PGBh to release fund for the prize.
Lamdagan said the OPA would send a letter to the MAOs/MAs informing them that their nominees would no longer be evaluated because the number of nominees of the respective category would not reach into three which is allowable by COA.
Pamugas said Gov. Arthur C. Yap underscored the importance of the Suhid sa Malampusong Mag-uumang Bol-anon and with that, the PGBh would award and recognize the efforts among Boholano farmers and agri-stakeholders who have helped the provincial government to sustain its title as “Food Basket” in Central Visayas. (Atoy Cosap)

FINALIZING THE MOVE. Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas together with the members of the evaluating teams of Suhid sa Malampusong Mag-uumang Bol-anon during the pre-evaluation meeting last August 29, 2019, at his office in the Bohol Capitol Building, tackles and discusses things relevance in the conduct of evaluation of the nominees of the different categories of SUHID. Foto: RHEZA GUTTIEREZ, OPA staff