Evaluation for SUHID nominees start

The 94 nominees for the Suhid sa Malampusong Mag-uumang Bol-anon search 2024 will be evaluated starting
tomorrow.

The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) had just created the evaluation teams coming from the
employees of the said office and representatives from agri-line agencies such as: Department of Agriculture (DA) 7,
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7, and from the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 7.
The 94 nominees will vie for the 22 different categories of the tilt with prizes at stake to include cash and farm
equipment.

The 22 categories with its corresponding prizes are the following: Outstanding Farmers Association Program
Based with a cash prize of P15, 000 + Garden Cultivator and Power Tiller (mud boat), Outstanding 4-H club (P15,
000 + Garden Cultivator), Outstanding Fishermen’s Association (P15, 000 + 2 units of 16 HP Marine Engine Mega
and 2 units of Chest Type Freezer), Outstanding Organic Practitioners Association (P15, 000 + Garden Cultivator
and Hand Tractor), Outstanding Organic Agriculture Individual Pactitioner (P10, 000 + Garden Cultivator),
Outstanding Farmer on Integrated Rice Based-Farming System (P5, 000 + Power Tiller (mud boat) and Hand
Tractor with Trailer), Outstanding Hybrid Corn Farmer (P5, 000 + Corn Sheller), Outstanding OPV Corn Farmer
(P5, 000 + Corn Sheller), Outstanding Integrated High Value Crops Farmer (P5, 000 + Garden Cultivator),
Outstanding Cacao Grower (P5, 000 + Mechanical Pruner), Outstanding Cassava Farmer (P5, 000 + Hand Tractor),
Outstanding Banana Grower (P5, 000 + Garden Cultivator), Outstanding Ubi Grower (P5, 000 + Garden Cultivator),
Outstanding Tilapia Culture Commercial Pond (P5, 000 + HDPE Liner/Pond Liner 1.5mm 5.8mx50m),
Outstanding Tilapia Culture Backyard Pond (P5, 000 + HDPE Liner/Pond Liner 1.5mm 5.8mx50m), Outstanding
Bangus Culture Cage (P5, 000 + 2 units of 16 HP Marine Engine Mega, Chest Type Freezer), Outstanding
Municipal Agriculturist (P5, 000 + Garden Cultivator), Outstanding Rural Rural Woman (P5, 000 + Garden
Cultivator), Outstanding Organic Technician (P5, 000 + Garden Cultivator), Outstanding Rice Technician (P5, 000 +
Garden Cultivator), Outstanding Corn Technician (P5, 000 + Garden Cultivator), and Outstanding HVCDP
Technician (P5, 000 + Garden Cultivator).

This will be the second year of the tilt that the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the OPA will
give the additional farm equipment aside from the cash prizes to the winners of the SUHID.

According to Acting Head-OPA Larry M. Pamugas after the evaluation, the results will be consolidated and
ranked to find out who will be the winners of the 22 categories. Only those who will emerge as the number one of
each of the category will receive the prizes.

There were supposed to be 24 categories of this year’s search but there were no nominees for the Outstanding
Fishery Technician and Outstanding Bangus Culture Pond submitted from the Municipal Agriculturists/Municipal
Agricultural Officers (MAs/MAOs) to the OPA.

Dr. Pamugas said that the awarding and recognition to the winners is scheduled on the last week of October, 2024. By Atoy Cosap