‘ART Tabosa Bohol’ launches tomorrow

In an effort to assist our farmers in marketing their farm products and link with institutional buyers, the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) will launch the “Agricultural Rural Transformation (ART) Tabo sa Bohol” at the CPG Park fronting Bohol Wisdom School (BWS), New Capitol Site, Cogon, Tagbilaran City, tomorrow at 8:00 o’clock in the morning.
Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas said that Gov. Art Yap will lead the launching of the activity, a series that will happen every Monday.
Dr. Pamugas explained that this program is similar in last year’s OPA regular program, the “Tabo Sa Plaza,” which was temporarily stopped due to the on-going renovation of the Plaza infront of the old capitol building.
He said the ART Tabo sa Bohol will also cater to employees buying farm products at lower pricesthan those in markets and malls.
Rosanna G. Lamdagan, Head-Agribusiness, OPA said the products or basic commodities to be sold are fish from Bohol United Fish Traders Group, rice (Rice Processing Center (RPC) and Misiona Rice Mill), Chocobao (Bohol Dairy Cooperative), vegetables (Bilar Stem Vegetable Farm and LGU Jagna), fruits (LGU Dimiao and LGU Jagna), meat (Stephen Boncales), pineapple and melon (PNB KGB Multi-Purpose Cooperative/ Carmen Farmers Bagsakan Center), eggs and cooking oil (3C Enterprises), Magnolia dressed chicken (Agape R&R Foods), Boholano delicacies like suman, budbod, bingka (A.I.M. for Progress in Balilihan and refreshments from P&P Enterprises.
Lamdagan bared that the ART Tabo sa Bohol is in tandem with the “KADIWA on Wheels (Mobile Market) initiated by the PGBh and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to be conducted to the identified municipalities which also sales basic necessities at the cheaper prices as an alternative so as the consumers would not go to the markets or malls to buy basic needs.
KADIWA on Wheels has been conducted in the towns ofDauis, Albur, Cortes, and Loon with total sales of more than P2 million.
The next mobile market is scheduled on Tuesday at barangay Calituban inTalibon. (Atoy Cosap)