Vegetables and fruit crops productions to increase

The productions 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 Vegetables and Fruit Crops last February 26 to 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 every 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 trainors/facilitators from the Harvest Agribusiness Corporation.
In the graduation program held at BOATech last Friday, Leonard A. Mirador, Central Visayas – Marketing 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 would increase as he encouraged 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 23 has. fully developed in Taytay, Duero.
Glenn Doloritos, chief-General Services Office (GSO) thanked and congratulated the participants who have just undergone the trainings.
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 Mcaas Nursery, Macaas 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; water melon, honey dew melon, musk mellow among others.
In the program, Marcial Odarve head-Facilities Section OPA gave the welcome remarks, as Rufa S. Ugay, head-HVCDP Section – OPA acknowledged the guests and participants, while Avita A. Perez, head, Corn Section – OPA delivered the closing remarks. (Atoy Cosap)

INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGY ON VEGETABLES & FRUIT CROPS . Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas (right) and Dr. Glenn Doloritos (left) who represented Gov. Edgar M. Chatto urged the graduates of the “Season Long Technology Transfer Training under Protective Culture and Open Field Techno on High Value Vegetables and Fruit Crops during the graduation held at BOA Tech, Gabi, Ubay last Friday to apply the knowledge they learned to uplift their lives.