ART Tabo sa Bohol/ KADIWA on Wheels finally set every Thurs, Mon

Striving to treat the buying public, most specifically the senior citizens, to avail farm gate or cheaper prices of agri-commodities, the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) conducts, starting last week, the Agricultural Rural Transformation (ART) Tabo sa Bohol/ KADIWA on Wheels on every Thursday and Monday instead of doing this every Friday and Monday of the week at the CPG Park fronting Bohol Wisdom School (BWS), CPG North Avenue, Cogon, Tagbilaran City.

Rosanna G. Lamdagan, Chief-Agribusiness Division, OPA said that originally the ART Tabo sa Bohol/KADIWA on Wheels was set every Monday at the CPG Park and in the identified towns. But due to the adamant requests by the buying public for additional day of operation in Tagbilaran City, the PGBh has granted the request to hold twice a week every Friday and Monday.

Lamdagan said that after the previous operation, the OPA received requests by the senior citizens sector to change Friday to Thursday so that they could go freely and buy agri products.

With this, Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas had recommended the request to Governor Arthur C. Yap and it was approved that the mobile market would be conducted every Thursday and Monday of the week.

Last Thursday’s Tabo saw some senior citizens accompanied by relatives trooped at the mobile market to buy agri-commodities and commented that the prices were cheaper than those at public markets and malls.

Under the implementation of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in this time of COVID-19 pandemic, individuals aging 65 years old and above are allowed to go outside their residences every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the week.

Lamdagan emphasized that in the Tabo during Thursday, only those agri-commodities locally grown/raised in Bohol are to be sold at farm gate prices, while every Monday the product in Bohol and those coming from other provinces are allowed to be sold but at prices lower than those at the markets and malls.

The ART Tabo sa Bohol/KADIWA on Wheels conducted at identified municipalities has been patronized by the Boholano buying public.

Since the ART Tabo sa Bohol/KADIWA on Wheels formally launched last April 14, 2020 in Poblacion, Dauis, the total sales as of last Thursday would reach up to P7,276,290 beating the target of P5 million up to December 2020.

The program has encouraged the Boholano farmers to expand their farms because there is a sure market for their products, Lamdagan remarked. (AtoyCosap)

HIGHLY FREQUENTED ART Tabo sa Bohol/KADIWA on Wheels at the CPG Park fronting Bohol Wisdom School, CPG North Avenue, Cogon, Tagbilaran City by the Boholano buying public to include the senior citizens due to cheap farm gate prices of agri-commodities grown/raised in Bohol.

Photo ALFREDO AMORA, JR. / OPA