DEMONSTRATION ON THE USE OF TILLER-CULTIVATOR....

Just today, February 21, 2017 personnel from DA Regional Office 8 in coordination with Harbest Agribusiness Corporation  had conducted a demonstration to recipients coming from Garrido Farmers Association of Brgy Garrido on how to operate a tiller-cultivator. This simple machine is part of Farm Mechanization Program awarded to farmers association in the municipality.  GFA of Brgy Garrido is a SCoPSA (Sustainable Corn Production in Sloping Area)  beneficiary under the Corn banner program of Agriculture.

Field personnel and farmers in action....

JOINT CULMINATION PROGRAM FOR RICE AND CORN CONDUCTED

It was last February 1, 2017 that the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist (OMA) of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Calubian had conducted a joint culmination program for two technical demonstration for rice and corn which were conducted in two different locations, at Brgy Villalon and Brgy Guadalupe. Farmers were trained on new production technologies which could assure increase productivity for farmers for both crops. For rice techno-demo, the cooperator was Mr Arnelio  Arsenio of Brgy Villalon whose farm was located near the breeding center of CLAD. See the following photo-documentation below;

Preparation of rice seedlings for the transplanting.

Promotion of proper planting distance is necessary

to ensure that mechanical weeder can be easily used

during the weeding process.

Manual transplanting of seedling was conducted by

the participants.

Proper way of rice production ensures good harvest.

          For corn production, the area utilized for the technical demonstration  was owned by  Mr Romulo dela Cruz  Mondes. Farmers coming from Brgy Igang, Dulao, Tagharigue  and Guadalupe were participants of this training. The following activities were conducted in the field;

After the Agro-Ecosystem Analysis (AESA) in the field,

participants meticulously prepared and transferred their 

data on the Manila paper ready for presentation and

critiquing.

The presentation of outputs....

Following good management practice for corn

production,  it was assured that crop could grow

in its optimum or maximum growth...

The product from a techno-demo.....

PHOTO-DOCUMENTATION DURING THE CULMINATION PROGRAM;

UPDATING FARMERS MASTER LIST FOR DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES

Agriculture is one of the important sector in-charge  for the production of basic needs of the populace including the production crops and animal products. To identify the key players involve in the different activities of agriculture, the government tried to conduct extensive survey of farmers during the National Farmers Registry System (NFRS) spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture. Geo-tagging of the different farmer structures was included as one major activity. In later part, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) had also conducted its own version of agricultural survey known as the Registry System for Basic Sector on Agriculture (RSBSA) . However  the survey had some limitations since much of the farmers were not included in the enumeration. Thus the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 8 (letter inserted below)  had issued a letter dated January 11, 2017 urging municipal agriculture offices to conduct updating of the list of farmers in the municipalities.

Last February 3 to 17, the personnel of the office of the municipal agriculturist had started conducting a barangay to barangay survey of the farmers. In behalf of our entire agriculture staff, we would like to send our warmest thanks to the different barangay officials who had extended their full support of the program. Below are some documentations of the activities;

U. S. Peace Corps Volunteer soon for Calubian

On February  16, 2017 personnel from Peace Corps Philippines had visited the Municipality of Calubian to evaluate the willingness of the LGU executives in accommodating US Peace Corps volunteer.  Hon. Doroteo N. Palconit, local chief executive of the Municipality of Calubian assured the evaluating team to receive the said volunteer provided the LGU could qualify the conditions set by the program. Since the volunteer will be working on the Coastal Resource Management program of the municipality, Mr Agustin Dignos, the Municipal Agriculturist was automatically assigned as the direct supervisor of the volunteer while Mr Jacinto S. Ebero will serve as the LGU counterpart to the program. After the briefing, the team proceeded to assessing the potential poster families whom the volunteer will be residing with.

                                          This is one potential poster family which was visited
                                          by the team headed by Mr Ruel and Mrs Jojie of 
                                          Peace Corps Philippines.

                                           
                                          Another potential family at Brgy F. E. Marcos, 
                                          Calubian, Leyte. Mr. Jacinto S. Ebero, AT Fisheries
                                           facilitated the visit.