Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Three Panaboans emerge as regional Gawad Saka achievers


PANABO CITY- Panabo City Mayor Jose L. Silvosa, Sr. represented by City Agriculturist Alejandro Mayato cited the Gawad Saka Agri Achievers during the 2012 Regional Gawad Saka Awarding Ceremony and National Agricultural & Fishery Council (NAFC XI) General Oath taking held at the Grand Men Seng Hotel, Davao City last August 3, 2012.

Awardees are Dr. Francisco P. Dela Peña, one of the Outstanding Panaboan, who was awarded as Outstanding Organic Farmer; A.O. Floirendo RIC - Outstanding Rural Improvement Club; and Dr. Girley S. Gumanao from the Davao del Norte State College who was held as Outstanding Agri-Scientist. The exemplary innovations made by the awardees to improve productivity and income as best practice worthy of immolation in the field of agriculture brought them in the helm of success & recognitions.

Mayato said that the City Government of Panabo is wishing these winners will again dominate the national search and will emerge outstanding agri-achievers in the national level. These achievements, he said, are important to boost the eagerness of the farmers and fisherfolks in exploring other means for food security and sustainability in Panabo City.

The Gawad Saka Award is the most prestigious token given to individuals or groups of farmers and fisherfolks who have done exemplary performance in improving the capability of the agricultural sector to attain the government’s food security program.

National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC) Executive Director, Engr. Ariel T. Canayan stressed that emphasis is given to production than those who consume; lifting than those who lean; those who look for ways and means than stagnate and those who move on despite physical set up couldn’t make it. 

More important is the determined spirit of the farmers and fisherfolks that fueled the human limitations to never surrender & move on to the finishing line despite of the undertaking that the government encounter yet volunteered them and worked hard for rice/food sufficiency. This year’s good news however is that DBM increased NAFC’s budget up to 18%, Canayan added.

OIC-Regional Executive Director Department of Agriculture RFU XI Constancio Maghanoy, Jr. led in honoring the contribution of the Gawad Saka awardees to the agriculture-based economy of Panabo City.  Nineteen (19) individuals and organizations emerged as winners of this year’s Gawad Saka Regional Search for Outstanding Agri-Achievers.

Davao del Sur, Davao City and Compostela Valley Province copped the 2nd Place in Region XI Ranking, while the Province of Davao del Norte won 1st Place as Davao Oriental was crowned as the Champion of the said search.

Region XI was judged as Hall of Famer of Gawad Saka Search last year, after winning grand slam for three consecutive years.  Subsequently, the province of Davao del Norte won two National Gawad Saka awards in 2011. Anna C. Cagulada of Braulio E. Dujali won as best integrated rice farmer and the Four Seasons Fruits Corporation from Tagum City as the most outstanding agri-entrepreneur in the country. (Mark Anthony Gellor – Panabo City Information Office)


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