Cebu firm taps farmers to push new products
To reach out to a wider market, Cebu-based Lactobiotics Worldwide Corp. has partnered with farmers’ groups in Cebu, Bohol and Negros Oriental.
“We have received so many inquiries of our products outside Cebu, especially from farm growers. So we come to them not only to sell our products but to give free seminars on how they can improve their produce,” said Lactobiotics CEO Gigi Sanchez.
Over the past few months, Lacto Pafi team went to the different parts of Cebu, Tagbilaran City in Bohol and Bayawan City in Negros Oriental to conduct seminars on organic farming.
Sanchez said there are many fertilizers and other farming essentials in the market, but most of them are laced with chemicals which are not healthy to the plants and animals, and most of all, to the consumers.
She said Lactobiotics has been consistent in providing only “organic” and “chemical-free” products since its conception 18 years ago.
She said all their products contain lactobacillus or the good bacteria that is needed to protect the farm products – plants and livestock animals – from all kinds of illnesses, thereby giving the farmers a good harvest.
Lactobiotics Worldwide, Corp. is known for its flagship product, Lacto Pafi probiotic food supplement.
Leila Solutan, the company’s marketing manager, said carabaos, for example, do most of the hardwork in the traditional farming yet they don’t get the care they need.
“We often forget that carabaos need nutrients, too. If we don’t give them that, they become prone to illnesses. The same with other farm animals like chicken, goats, and cows,” she said.
In the three provinces they were able to connect with farmers’ groups; and these groups will be the main distributors of Lactobiotics agricultural products:
The Lactobiotics agri products now out in the market are Grego Gro, an organic fertilizer which supplies the important probiotic organic matter and fixes the nutrients into available plant food. It can also restore natural soil fertility because it is loaded with probiotics;
Lacto Vet/Pafigro, the first and only Probiotic, and an all-in-one feed supplement for hogs and other livestock animals. It enhances the growth of the animals because it has vitamin c, (B2) Riboflavin, folic Acid (B3), Pyridoxine (B6), Vit K1, Vit E, Amino Acids, Minerals and Probiotic Microbes;
Lacto Plant, a probiotic organic fertilizer for plants. It suppresses plant pathogens in soils. It has nutrients that are essential for the plants to grow to its maximum size and weight. Because of its probiotic component, it protects plants from pests and diseases;
Enzumo Plus, a Cebuano breakthrough product on waste-odor control. It is perfect for household waste, as it does not only deodorize it, it also hastens the decomposition, thereby making the waste ready to be used as fertilizer. It is also best for dumpsites or any industrial or commercial wastes.