OPA accepts Suhid ’23 nominees

The Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) is now
accepting nominees from the agri-fishery sector in all municipalities of Bohol for the 24 categories of the Suhid sa
Malampusong Mag-uumang Bol-anon 2023 search.

This developed during the pre-evaluation meeting last Thursday held at the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist
Liza M. Quirog, 3 rd  Floor, New Capitol Building of which it was agreed that the deadline for the submission of the
nominees will be on September 6, 2023, and the evaluations will be conducted on September 11, 2023 up to the end
of October 2023.

The OPA is hopeful that the Municipal Agriculturists/Municipal Agricultural Officers (Mas/MAOs) will catch up
on the given schedules for the smooth conduct of the tilt so as to hit the target on the awarding ceremony which was
tentatively scheduled in the middle of November this year.

 Provincial Agriculturist Quirog said that she would expect more nominees for every category of the search to be
submitted through the MAs/MAOs because of the big prizes at stake as this year’s tilt the winners would receive not
only money as prizes but also farm equipment which are very useful to their respective field of works.

The SUHID ’23 categories and its corresponding prizes are as follows: Outstanding Farmer on Integrated Rice
Based-Farming System with the prizes of P6, 000 and one unit of power tiller, Outstanding Hybrid Corn Farmer (P6,
000 + corn sheller), Outstanding OPV Corn Farmer (P6, 000 + corn sheller), Outstanding Integrated High-Value
Crops Farmer (P6, 000 + garden cultivator), Outstanding cacao grower (P6, 000 + mechanical pruner), Outstanding
Cassava Farmer (P6, 000 + garden cultivator),

Outstanding Banana Grower (P6, 000 + power sprayer), Outstanding Organic Agriculture Individual Practitioner
(P10, 000 + garden cultivator), Outstanding Organic Practitioner Association (P17, 000 + garden cultivator),
Outstanding Tilapia Culture Commercial Pond (P6, 000 + water pump), Outstanding Tilapia Culture Backyard Pond
(P6, 000 + water pond), Outstanding Bangus Culture Cage (P6, 000 + fiber glass boat), Outstanding Bangus Culture
Pond (P6, 000 + water pond), Outstanding Fishermen’s Association (P17, 000 + fabricated pumpboat),

Outstanding Municipal Agriculturist (P6, 000 + power sprayer), Outstanding Farmers Association Program
Based (P17, 000 + garden cultivator and power tiller), Outstanding Rural Woman (P6, 000 + garden cultivator),
Outstanding 4H-Club (P20, 000 + garden cultivator), Outstanding Organic Technician (P6, 000 + power sprayer),
Outstanding Rice Technician (P6, 000 + (P6, 000 + power sprayer), Outstanding Corn Technician (P6, 000 + power
sprayer), and Outstanding Fishery Technician (P6, 000 + power sprayer). (Atoy Cosap)