TAGUM CITY—Davao del Norte's strong support to organic agriculture is paying off.
The Provincial Agriculturist Office (PAGRO) noted an unprecedented increase in the demand of the Compost Fungus Activator (CFA), Trichoderma Harzianum, which is used to decompose rice straws to serve as organic fertilizer.
From less than 1,000 packs per month, PAGRO has distributed 4,199 packs of CFA last month based on its report.
According to Dr. Anastacia Notarte, assistant provincial agriculturist, they are producing 27,500 packs more that are due in June.These are sold to requesting local government units in the province at P8 per pack, generating a total income of P220,000.
Notarte said this is the fruit of their relentless promotion of organic agriculture, through which the province aims to achieve the 100 percent rice self-sufficiency level by 2016.
The province is currently at 77 percent having an average yield of 3.83 metric tons per hectare as shown in the last month’s report of PAGRO. This is close to the national average yield recorded by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics in 2012, which is 3.84 MT.
Governor Rodolfo del Rosario previously expressed strong support to organic agriculture by pushing for its successful implementation through proper representation of the local government units to the National Organic Agriculture Board. (Mera Grace E. Apuya-PIO DavNOr)
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