DAVAO DEL NORTE, March
20 (PIA) - - Eighty five farmers from four barangays of Kapalong, Davao del
Norte received on Monday (March 16) knapsack sprayers from the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI).
As part of the Bottom
Up Budgeting project, the DTI distributed knapsack sprayers to cassava and
cardava farmers of barangays Patil, Gupitan, Sua-on and Florida, all in
Kapalong.
DTI-Davao del Norte
Provincial Director Romeo Castañaga said that the facilities hoped to increase
the productivity of the farmers as it has been their first time to own such
equipment since it is expensive.
He told the farmers
not to sell the sprayers since their office will continue to monitor the
farmer’s progress instead encouraged them to share their sprayers to their
neighbours, who did not qualify for the program.
The knapsack sprayer
can contain 16 liters of liquid for cleaning and disinfecting the crops.
According to DTI Davao
del Norte Information Officer Judicia Ponio, the facility is part of the P
1.615-m BUB projects given to the municipality of Kapalong last year.
Ponio said that the
municipality have three programs included in the BUB projects, which were
Productivity Training and Market Development for Cardava and Cavendish Banana;
Productivity and Market Development for Banana and Cassava Chips; and
Enhancement of Liyang Baskets and Bags, and Beadworks for organized ethnic
groups.
“We have already
conducted trainings on good agricultural practices involving the same farmers
and training s on liyang and basket weaving for the ethnic groups in the
municipality,” she said.
The DTI will still
distribute 30 more knapsack sprayers to Brgy. Mamacao, also in Kapalong.
(PIA11, Michael Uy)
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