“KADIWA on Wheels” in Albur next week

After the successful launch of the “KADIWA on Wheels” last Tuesday and a full run up to Thursday in Poblacion, Dauis, Bohol, the next mobile market will be conducted in Poblacion, Albur on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The KADIWA on Wheels initiated by the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-RFO7) aims to assist farmer-entrepreneurs here to market their products and bring these directly to the consumers to avail farm gate prices which are cheaper than those in the wet markets and malls. This could also contribute to governments’ effort in controlling the spread of coronavirus by way of minimizing convergence in markets and malls.
In the three-day operations of the KADIWA on Wheels, the different products have been sold such as rice, corn grits, vegetables, root crops, fruits, fish and other fishery products.
At the KADIWA on Wheels in Dauis, the well-milled and regular milled rice were displayed by Grains Star from Baang, Catigbian owned by Miguel Missiona; vegetables from SOJIYUAN in Cantaob, Sierra-Bullones, and Balilihan Vegetable Growers; root crops from Dimiao; eggs and cooking oil from Palayamanan Project partners;
The product sources of fruits were from the mango grower of Lila, tundan banana of Balilihan, Water Melon Growers of Dimiao and Lila; while the fish and other fishery products came from Bohol United Fish Traders Group in Talibon, and the dressed chicken from Magnolia.
Some P390,913 were the total sales of the exhibitors in the three-day operations in Dauis.
During the product display an assigned staff from the Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) and DA-RFO7 shall facilitate the operation of the mobile market, document the activity and closely retrieve sales reports; while the barangay officials, Philippine National Police personnel, and the barangay tanods are assigned to manage the flow of the consumers to strictly observe social distancing.
Mayor Miriam Sumaylo of Dauis is grateful to Governor Art C. Yap and Roman Dabalos of DA-Provincial Agricultural Technology Coordinating Center (PATCO) for choosing her town as the pilot area of the mobile market in the province as Mayor Don Ritchie Buates of Albur would be also glad that his town would be the next venue for the “KADIWA on Wheels.”
Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas explained that the criteria for target Municipalities/ barangays for the Mobile market are based on the Bohol Provincial Price Coordinating Council (BPPCC) data with high prevalence of agri-fishery products; and have positive support of Municipal Local Government Unit (MLGU) in disseminating/coordination of the event. (Atoy Cosap)

KADIWA ON WHEELS. Gov. Art C. Yap (3rd from left above photo) with Mayor Miriam Sumaylo of Dauis on his right side when he leads the launching of the “KADIWA on Wheels” last Tuesday in Poblacion, Dauis. Consumers can buy basic commodities at the cheaper prices compared than those at the wet markets and malls. The KADIWA on Wheels which will also be conducted in Albur on Tuesday and Wednesday next week is initiated by the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) and Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office (DA-RFO) 7. Foto: ALFREDO AMORA, JR.-OPA staff