Ubi growers vow to participate Ubi Fest
The Bohol Ubi Growers Association (BUGA) vowed to participate and strongly support the incoming Ubi Festival slated on the third week of January 2020.
The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) got the assurance from the Ubi growers during the regular meeting of BUGA last Thursday held at the Casa Rey Francis, Poblacion I, Tagbilaran City.
Esmeraldo “Ondoy” Maligsa, BUGA president said that aside from displaying the Ubi products at the booths of their Local Government Unit (LGUs), the BUGA members would set aside their products to be displayed at the BUGA booth.
However, during the meeting, the Ubi growers reported that we could expect the low supply of Ubi tubers this coming Ubi Festival because some planted Ubi in other municipalities in Bohol have badly affected with disease.
Romulo Campoamor, Ubi grower from Villafuerte, Carmen, Bohol reported that his planted Ubikinampay was affected by the disease that would lost him thousands of pesos.
The ubi growers from Cortes, Dauis, Pilar, Maribojoc, Baclayon, Sikatuna, Dimiao, Antequera, Panglao, Carmen and San Isidro who attended the meeting assured to display their Ubi products in the Ubi Festival.
They asked the next leadership of the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) under the administration of Gov. Art Yap that the venue of the festival would still be at the Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center (BAPC) Grounds which is a good place for their buyers.
Furthermore, they also asked to join in any contests of the festival bringing the name of BUGA to promote the name of the association in sustaining the Ubi industry in the province.
The PGBh is institutionalizing theUbi Festival to be conducted every third week of January to showcase the different varieties of Ubi and to award and recognize Boholano farmers who have been engaging Ubi farming. (AtoyCosap)
UBI FESTIVAL PREPARATION. Bohol Ubi Growers Association (BUGA) president Esmeraldo “Ondoy” Maligsa (standing with microphone) meets the members of the association during their regular meeting last Thursday held at the Casa Rey Francis, Poblacion I, Tagbilaran City in preparation for the coming Ubi Festival slated on the 3rd week of January 2020. BUGA members vow to participate and strongly support the festival by putting up a booth to showcase Ubi products of different varieties especially the favorite UbiKinampay.
