DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Apr. 10
(PIA) – Davao del Sur Governor Claude Bautista expressed pride when his
province was recognized as outstanding province on rice production being a
three-time recipient of the Agri Pinoy Rice Achievers Award.
"In the coming days, we hope to
know of some success stories coming from other provinces like what we have
now,” the governor stated.
He lamented however of the situation
of most farmers plunged into debt, saying “Sad to say, most of our farmers have
been indebted already from planting up to harvest due to lack of assistance
from our local government units.”
Bautista bared that he is planning to
allocate P300 million budget for the province “for agricultural interventions
from start to finish so that every component of this thrust would be
appropriately addressed"
In March this year, the province
successfully hosted the 1st National Rice Congress held at Crown Convention
Center, Digos City.
A total of 3,438 farmers representing
25 provinces from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, actively participated in the
plenary, field tours and farmers' forum joined in by various stakeholders,
officers of national agencies and private companies.
Digos City Mayor Joseph Peñas has
congratulated the municipality of Hagonoy headed by Mayor Franco Calida for
being a top performing LGU in terms of yield in hybrid rice production which
ranges from 7,000-8,000 metric tons per hectare equivalent to 97%.
With this yield, Hagonoy earned the
title as rice granary of Davao del Sur.
Peñas urged the farmers to embrace the
modern technology of agriculture to boost their earnings to attain economic
sustainability.
On his part, Calida vowed not to
import rice from other countries.
"We have sufficient yield, we
have good irrigation system and a dam situated at a distance of 30 meters from
the highway. There's nothing to worry even if dry spell comes,’ he assured.
Calida thanked the governor for his
unwavering support to the agriculture programs extended to his municipality.
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