DA completes plant nursery facility

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— The Department of Agriculture (DA) recently completed the Plant Nursery and Consolidation Facility for Sweet Potato Clean Planting Materials (CPM) which is expected to open up opportunities for farmers in Bataan to earn more from their harvest.

Implemented under the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DAPRDP), the Php 4.8 million worth of project aims to promote higher yields and production in support of the OneDA approach.

The Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO 3) in cooperation with the Project Support Office (PSO) conducted a final inspection on June 18 where the said project can be considered 100% complete in structure after some adjustments have been made.

The change from this business sees most of the farmers who usually use sweet potato cuttings (langgok) from their farms as their planting materials as there is no sweet potato CPM available in Bataan.

Using the facilities, farmers were assured of the availability of CPM from Binukawan Bicol Marketing Cooperative (BBMC).

The BBMC will also start propagating the plantlet which is a source of C1 which the plant nursery needs to protect and prevent pests and diseases that can attack the plantlets.

In addition, the cooperative will create employment in the community that will provide income to maintain and improve the condition and livelihood of the beneficiaries.

(Army 91st IB) LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT. At least 27 former members of the communist terrorist group received assorted vegetable seeds and farm tools in Barangay Cozo, Casiguran, Aurora on Thursday (July 15, 2021). The distribution of aid is part of the efforts of the government to provide the former rebels source of livelihood and become productive members of society.