Vegetables and fruit crop productions to increase
The production of high value vegetables and fruit crops in the province of Bohol are expected to increase following the completion of the 155 participants to undergo the two months “Season Long Technology Transfer Training under Protective Culture and Open Field Techno Demo on High Value Vegetable and Fruit Crops last February 26 – April 25, 2019.
Gertrudes Fuentes, Chief Crops and Productivity Division, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) said the participants were trained in three separate venues of which of the 155 participants, 64 were from Ubay and trained in Bohol Organic Agriculture Technology (BOA Tech) in Gabi, Ubay ever Tuesday; 56 (tubigon) and trained in Maca-as, Tubigon nursery every Thursday and the 35 participants from Dagohoy who were trained in Candelaria, Dagohoy every Wednesday by the trainers/facilitators from the Harvest Agribusiness Corporation.
In the graduation program held at BOA Tech last Friday, Leonard A. Mirador, Central Visayas Manager, Harvest Agribusiness Corporation presented the candidates for graduation and confirmed by Assistant Provincial Agriculturist, Larry M. Pamugas.
Pamugas is optimistic that the productions of vegetables and fruit crops will increase as he encourage the newly trained to put into practice on what they have learned of the new technology in the training to grow vegetables and fruit crops through greenhouse or protective culture and open field.
He said the Boholano farmers are facing some challenges for the increase of vegetables, fruits and flowers productions.
However, he said that Bohol’s vegetable production has been increasing due to the 44 hectares (has.) of vegetable areas in Cantaob, Sierra Bullones and the three of the 23has. fully developed in Taytay, Duero.
Glenn Doloritos, chief-General Services Office (GSO) thank and congratulated the participants who have just undergone the training.
Doloritos said the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through Gov. Edgar M. Chatto has kept on giving some interventions or technology to Boholano farmers for them to uplift their way of living.
The Harvest Agribusiness Corporation was the winning bidder to construct the greenhouses in Candelaria, Dagohoy, BOATech Gabi, Ubay and Maca-as Nursery, Maca-as Tubigon and to teach the participants regarding the new technology in growing high value vegetables such as; Eggplant, cucumber, bitter gourd, tomato, chili, squash, and fruit crops such as; watermelon, honeydew melon, musk mellow among others.
In the program, MarcialOdarve head-Facilities Section OPA gave the welcome remarks, as Rufa S. Ugay, head-HVCDP Section OPA acknowledge the guest and participants, while Avita A. Perez, head,
