MULTI-AWARDED FARMER SHIFTS TO ORGANIC FOLIAR FERTILIZER TO SAVE HIS CROPS FROM DROUGHT
SEVERAL PROVINCES in the northern part of the country were severely affected by either drought—brought about by the El Niño phenomenon— or flooding due to recent weather disturbances. These factors have greatly affected the rice and corn farmers in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, and Kalinga in particular. Joel A. Cabanayan was one of these farmers; his corn plantation was among those affected by a prolonged period of drought that hit many parts of Region 2 late in 2015.
But this native of Bergoña, Bintawan Sur, Villa Verde, Nueva Vizcaya is a multi-awarded farmer; among his achievements are the Outstanding Corn Farmer of the Philippines award from Gawad Saka in 2015 after he harvested approximately 13 tons of corn per hectare from his fields. His other citations include a trophy for being one of the awardees in the Search for Agricultural Achievers for Region 2 for 2015; a Plaque of Recognition for his commitment to and compliance with the Code of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); and a Presidential Citation for being an Outstanding Corn Farmer for 2014-2015 in Region 2.
Because he needed to address the problems presented by the drought, he opted to use Amino Plus Foliar Fertilizer to save his corn crop. Cabanayan says, “Without the timely application of Amino Plus Foliar Fertilizer, I would have suffered great losses.”
During a recent visit to his farm, the proof of his claim was easily seen; the corn fields belonging to other farmers which surrounded his corn plantation had almost dried up due to lack of rain.
As a result, his cousin Rosanna Duclayan started using Amino Plus on her corn plantation, which is adjacent to Cabanayan’s farm after noticing its