PGBh to recognize and award best farmers and fisherfolks
The Provincial Government of Bohol(PGBh) would recognize and award the best Boholano farmers who are winners of the different categories of the Suhid sa Malampusong Mag-uumang Bol-anon search on October 29, 2021 during the culmination program of the cooperative month at the Ceremonial Hall, 4th Floor, New Bohol Capitol Building, Cogon, Tagbilaran City.
Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas bared that some 25 farmers would receive cash prizes and plaques as winners of the Suhid tilt as a way of recognizing them for their great contribution to agriculture in the province of Bohol.
Pamugas said that the evaluators from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) and representatives from other government agriculture related agencies have already identified 10 winners yet as the evaluations have been continued and they are: Vicente I. Luminarias (Trinidad) as winner of the Outstanding Hybrid Yellow Corn Farmer category, Pricila V. Oreo (Ubay) – Outstanding Open Polinated Variety Corn Farmer, Josenilo C. Gara (Trinidad) – Outstanding Corn Technician, Vida L. Jumawid (Carmen) – Outstanding Cassava Farmer,
Marcela P. Palma (San Miguel) – Outstanding Municipal Agriculturist, Gemma Bag-o (Upper La Paz, Cortes) – Outstanding Organic Agriculture Practitioner (Individual), Tultugan Organic Farmers Association c/o Benjamin Logroño (Tultugan, Calape) – Organic Agriculture Practitioner (Association), Amelia Virtudazo (LGU-Jagna) – Organic Agriculture Technician, and Dionisia Baculi (Ubay) – Outstanding Local Unit Farmer.
Other categories who have no winners yet are the Outstanding Young Farmer (Practicing Organic Farming), Outstanding 4H – Club, Outstanding Exhibitors of ART Tabo sa Bohol, Outstanding Agri-Enterprise for Crops, Outstanding Fishery Technician, Outstanding Seaweeds Producer, Outstanding Fishermen’s Association,
Outstanding Bangus Culture, Outstanding Tilapia Culture, Outstanding Rice Technician, Outstanding Yielder on Inbred Rice (ART 120) Farmer, Outstanding Highest Yielder on Hybrid Rice (ART 160) Farmer, Outstanding HVCDP Technician and Outstanding Integrated High Value Crops Farmer.
Actually he said there are 30 categories of the Suhid tilt but five of these would not be included in the search because the nominees would not reach to three which is allowable by the Commission on Audit (COA) which are the following; Outstanding Environment-Friendly Barangay (most number of fruit trees planted), Outstanding Bol-anong Siyentista on Food Processing (fruits, vegetables and fish), Outstanding Association (this will be based on our implemented programs), Outstanding Agri-Enterprise on Fishery and Outstanding Bol-anon Siyentista on Feed Formulation (Fish and Livestock).
Dr. Pamugas said that on that culmination program, the PGBh would give recognition to the individual and civic association for their unstinted support and cooperation that they have been given to any provincial government activities particularly at the agriculture department even in this time of Pandemic.
Suhid sa Malampusong Mag-uumang Bol-anon is an annual tilt tends to recognize and award Boholano farmers and fisherfolks who have excelled in the different field of agriculture in Bohol. (Atoy Cosap)
