Bohol produces more locally grown veggies

Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, the Province of Bohol has been producing more locally grown
vegetables to cater the needs of the Boholanos that reducing the demands of supply coming from other
provinces for Bohol.
Rosanna G. Lamdagan, Chief-Agribusiness Division-Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) said
that most of the vegetables are being sold at the Agri-fishery Retail Terminal (ART) Tabosa Bohol at the
CPG Park fronting Bohol Wisdom School, Cogon, Tagbilaran City every Monday and Thursday;
Poblacion, Albur (every Tuesday), and in Poblacion, Dauis (every Wednesday and Sunday).
However, Lamdagan clarified that the province is still dependent on the supply of banana (lakatan),
cabbage and rootcrops from Bukidnon, and Cagayan; and spices from China, Nueva Ecija and Ilocos
Norte.
Lamdagan said that the vegetables produced by the Boholano farmers are eggplant, beans, squash,
sayote, ampalaya, opo, okra, pechay, and kangkong.
She added that even in the wet markets we can buy locally grown veggies.
Earlier, Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas disclosed that during this crisis the
Boholanos, whose jobs have been affected by pandemic, are engaged in planting vegetables orin farming.
Pamugas said that the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the OPA has continued to
encourage the farmers to plant vegetables so as not fully dependent on the supplies from other provinces
as the OPA has continued to give veggies seeds.
RufaUgay, High Value Crop Development Program (HVCP) Coordinator, OPA bared that annually
the OPA has a regular budget and budget realignment for the purchase of veggies seeds.
Ugay said that this year’s budget amounted to P800,000 was already utilized or the seeds were being
distributed to the farmers who have demo-farm, semi-commercial assisted farm and walk-in clients at the
OPA.
She explained that to date, the seeds distribution at the OPA has been continued under the P700,000
calamity fund while awaiting the delivery of the already purchased seeds worth P360,000.
Ugay said that he noticed since August, September and this month the walk-in clients who have
trooped to the OPA to ask veggies seeds havebeen significantly declining compared to the months of
March, April, May and June when the province was under Enhanced Community Quarantine.
She suspected that the displaced workers due to the pandemic have already returned to work
considering that the business are gradually opened and they have no time already to engage in farming or
plant vegetables. (Atoy Cosap)

ART TABO SA BOHOL. Fresh agricultural products mostly from the Boholano farmers have been being sold
at the Agri-fishery Retail Terminal (ART) Tabo sa Bohol at the CPG Park fronting Bohol Wisdom School, CPG
North Avenue, Cogon, Tagbilaran City every Monday and Thursday of the week.