PGBh expects more entries for SUHID ’21 amid pandemic

The Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) is
expecting more entries to vie for the different categories of this year’s Suhid sa Malampusong Mag-uumang Bol-
anon amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
The SUHID is one of the programs of the PGBh aims at recognizing and giving of awards to the efforts of the
Boholano farmers and fisherfolks who have helped the provincial government in shaping up the agriculture
landscape of Bohol.
Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas earlier said that in this time of pandemic that collapsed the
tourism industry, the agriculture has sustained and flourished because the weather would cooperate.
The province of Bohol even during the Lenten season has been experienced rains which are good for any agri-
cultural products being planted, he concluded.
THE 31 CATEGORIES
This year’s search with big prizes at stake has 31 categories which are the following: Outstanding Highest
Yielder on Hybrid Rice (ART 160) Farmer which has a corresponding prize of P5,000; Outstanding Highest Yielder
on Inbred Rice (ART 160) Farmer P5,000; Outstanding Corn Hybrid Farmer (P5,000); Outstanding Corn Inbred
Farmer (P5,000); Outstanding Integrated High Value Crops Farmer (P5,000); Outstanding Coconut Farmer
(P5,000); Outstanding Cassava Farmer (P5,000); Outstanding Local Fruits Farmer (P5,000); Outstanding Young
Farmer (Practicing Organic Farming) (P10,000); Outstanding Organic Agriculture Practitioner (Individual Family)
(P10,000); Outstanding Organic Practitioner (Association) (P15,000); Outstanding Tilapia Culture (P5,000);
Outstanding Bangus Culture (P5,000); Outstanding Fishermen’s Association (P15,000); Outstanding Seaweeds
Producer (P5,000); Outstanding Bol-anong Siyentista on Feed Formulation (Fish & Livestock) (P5,000);
Outstanding Bol-anong Siyentista on Food Processing (Fruits, Vegetables & Fish) (P5,000); Outstanding Organic
Technician (P5,000); Outstanding Agri-Fishery Resiliency Technician (ART) (P5,000); Outstanding Association
(this will be based on our implemented programs) (P15,000); Outstanding Environment-Friendly Barangay (most
number of fruit trees planted) (P20,000); Outstanding Exhibitor of ART Tabo Sa Bohol (P5,000); Outstanding Agri-
Enterprise for Crops (P15,000); Outstanding Agri-Enterprise for Fishery (P15,000); Outstanding Rural Woman
(P5,000); Outstanding 4H-Club (P15,000); Outstanding Rice Technician (P5,000); Outstanding Corn Technician
(P5,000); Outstanding Fishery Technician (P5,000); and Outstanding HVCDP Technician (P5,000);
Rosanna G. Lamdagan, Head-Agribusiness Division, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) said that there
were some categories of the SUHID were excluded in this year’s search giving importance to the inclusion of other
categories which are in line with the priority programs of the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) under the
administration of Gov. Art C. Yap and Vice Gov. Rene L. Relampagos namely; Advanced Rice Technology (ART)
160 (hybrid rice), ART 120 (inbred rice), Agricultural Rural Transformation (ART) Corn 100, ART 1000
Tilapia/Bangus, and Fruit Trees Production.
Last year, the PGBh through the OPA was able to give the awards and recognition to the SUHID winners amidst
the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SUHID winners of last year would automatically be the entries for Bohol in the Gawad Saka Search 2021
sponsored by the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office (DA–RFO) 7 sometime in the first semester of
this year.
The Bohol’s records at the Gawad Saka Search cannot be surpassed by the other provinces in Region 7 such as
Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor as annually most numbers of the categories were bagged by the Boholano
farmers.
Bohol in so many years is still the rice granary in Central Visayas. (Atoy Cosap)