KADIWA on Wheels registered highest sales

The KADIWA on Wheels selling rice, corn grits, dried fish, root crops, bananas, fresh vegetables and spices at
the Provincial Engineering Covered Court, New Capitol Building Compound, Cogon, Tagbilaran City last
Wednesday registered the highest sales in a span of eight hours selling as most of the displayed products were sold.

Helen Igot, Agribusiness Division, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) disclosed that the sales of the
one – day activity that was conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Provincial Government of
Bohol (PGBh) through the OPA would reach to P182, 189. 00.

There were 11 exhibitors of the KADIWA on Wheels coming from the different OPA, and DA assisted farmers
associations and a cooperative in the province and a cooperative from Cebu namely: Demetria Nemenso from Ubay,
selling rice and squash had a total of P43, 350. 00; Lolay Mesiona (Catigbian), selling rice and corn grits (P34,
900.00); Agapita Garrote (Antequera), selling dried fish (P26, 350.00); Richard Allego (FCCT Cooperative-Cebu),
selling vegetables and spices (P20, 633.00); Pablito Quinal (Danao), selling fresh vegetables (P14, 905.00); Elma
Amad (Valencia), selling vegetables and spices (P12, 100.00);

Analie Palomas (Tagbilaran), selling eggs (P8, 925.00); Susan Yatong (Kahugpungan sa Bol-anong Organikong
Mag-uuma), selling rice, vegetables, spices and Tablea (P8, 000.00); Evalyn Cadayona (Carmen), selling Sweet
Corn (P6, 500.00); Gandioso Tagupa (PNB-KGB- Carmen), selling banana and vegetables (P4, 645.00); and, Inday
Escalona (AIM-Balilihan), selling Puto Maya, Suman Balanghoy (cassava), and Dinumugan (P1, 881.00).
Quinal expressed elation for the conduct of the KADIWA on Wheels as she said that the vegetable
growers/farmers have been facing the problems on where they sell their products.

He said that some of them have become discouraged to go on farming because there is no sure markets for their
products as he asked the provincial government to establish permanent market for them while he assured that their
products will be sold at farm gate prices.

Igot disclosed that after the successful conduct of the KADIWA on Wheels last Wednesday, Provincial
Agriculturist Liza M. Quirog wrote a letter to Governor Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado suggesting that the KADIWA
on Wheels will be conducted weekly at the same venue.

However, Igot informed that another program of the government of which the Boholanos can avail the services
like the KADIWA on Wheels that is the three-day “KADIWA ng Pangulo” which will be conducted on March 15,
16 and 17, 2024 at the old City Airport wherein the people also can buy rice, dried fish, processed products, spices,
root crops and vegetables from the OPA, DA, and BFAR assisted farmers/fisherfolks associations in Bohol. By Atoy
Cosap

KADIWA ON WHEELS. The KADIWA on Wheels which was conducted last Wednesday at the Provincial
Engineering Covered Court, New Capitol Building Compound, Cogon, Tagbilaran City has gotten supports from the
Boholanos buying public as most of the products displayed were sold.