BOHOLANO OUTSTANDING AGRICULTURAL ACHIEVERS. The Boholano Outstanding Agricultural Achievers awardees are all smiles after receiving awards during ceremonies of the Outstanding Agricultural Achievers awards Search sponsored by DA-RFO7 last Monday at the Bayfront Hotel, Cebu City.
Foto: MARICEL C. BARLOSO
STILL DRIED-UP BAYONGAN DAM. Engr. Erwin Reños (left) of the Bureau of Soils and water Management (BSWM) and Leon Parac Jr. (center) of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) take a break at the Crops and Productivity Division OPA under division chief Gertrudes Fuentes after conducting a pre-cloud seeding assessment and site validations at the four major dams and other agricultural areas in Bohol last Tuesday and Wednesday. Assessment revealed that the experienced rains last week did not elevate water levels at Bayongan Dam in San Miguel, Malinao Dam (Pilar), Capayas Dam (Ubay), and the Talibon Dam (Talibon). Recommendations pointed out the need to conduct cloudseeding operations to save the standing crop and ensure rice planting in the next dry cropping season.
In realizing their vision which is share agricultural Technologies,” the South Korean Government through the Korea Program on International Agriculture (KOPIA) and the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) has been conducted the series of lectures for Japonicarice farmers in Bohol aiming at producing good quality and high yield Japonica rice. There were more than 50 farmers participated during the one –day lecture last Tuesday held at the Montesuerte Gym, Carmen, Bohol coming from Lucky Mountain Farmers Association, and Montesuerte Small Farmers and Irrigators Association in Montesuerte, Carmen, Bohol.
A cloud seeding operation will be conducted in order to save the palay harvest level threatened by the lack of rains during the past months.
“This is just a beginning.” A noteworthy pronouncement of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel T. Piñol during the launching of the Bohol Fish Market and TienDA last Thursday at the Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center (BAPC), Dao District, Tagbilaran City.
The Philippine Rural Development Project- I – REAP is conducting a harmonized Business Planning for Regular Sub-Projects in Region 7 at Alpha Suites, Mandaue Cebu City on August 7-10, 2018.
Mr. Jonas Luega, Municipal Agricultural Officer of Jetafe, Bohol together with officers of the fishermen’s association of Jetafe is heading the team for the province of Bohol assisted by Ms. Angeline Resquir of the Agribusiness Division of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist.
Staff from the PRDP – I – REAP, PSO Visayas are the Resource Persons and facilitators of the three (3) day workshop. The enterprise planned for the said association is centered on the production and marketing of seaweeds.
It is noted that Bohol has eight (8) on-going sub projects/enterprises situated in the municipalities of Balilihan, Loon, Calape, Jagna and Mabini of which 1 Million worth of grant was released to the said proponents.
Focal Persons for the coming DA TienDA is conducting a preparatory meeting today, August 8, 2018 at Panda Tea Garden Suites, this city purposely to finalize all activities for the coming big days. Mr. Gery Avila, head of the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD), Ms. Rosanna Lamdagan of the Agribusiness Division of OPA and Ms. Eugenia Mayol of BFAR will be leading the meeting.
RENEWING THE CALL. Governor Edgar M. Chatto has reminded anew the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) of settling the tone of agriculture to be readied to feed the increasing numbers of populations once the new Panglao Bohol International Airport operates this year.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Gov. Edgar M. Chatto turns over the check worth P482,000 to Bohol Provincial Seaweeds Farmers Producers Cooperative (BPSFPC) through its Chairman Francisco Caparas, Jr. as the first tranche of the P964,000 financial assistance from the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) for the purpose of establishing a Fish Trading Center as a source of cheaper fish and other fishery products.
AGRI-FAIR ’18. DA Sec. Manny Piñol cut the ribbon during the opening cereremonies of the Sandugo Agri Fair 2018 on july 17 with Gov. Edgar Chatto and Cong. Rene Relampagos. They werte joined by DA-7 Regional dir. Atty. Salva Diputado, Agricultural Training Institute head Dr. Carol Daquio, BFAR Regional Dir. Nilo Kataba, Provincial Agriculture Office Head Dr. Larry Pamugas.(EDCOM)
