DA turns over P3-M modernized agriculture facility to Bislig City of the Plant Plant Plant Program, a DA program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A P3 Million worth of Modernized Agriculture Facility was formally received by the city government of Bislig through Mayor Florencio Garay from the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Caraga, during the turnover ceremony held on Friday, August 6, 2021, in the city. The project was funded under the DA–Caraga’s High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) through the Caraga INFOCUS
He also said the nursery which has a capacity of 50,000 seedlings will be very useful in the city government’s initiative of distributing planting materials to households for them to plant in their backyards. Mayor Garay, on the other hand, said they would provide support to Photo credit to: DA Caraga ensure the sustainability of the project. The Urban Agriculture official hopes that the Program under the Bayanihan to Recover as project’s use would be maximized and that it One Act (Bayanihan II). will contribute to the development of the The said facility is the agriculture sector in the first in Surigao del Sur city. established at the Organic Agri-Fishery Tourism Complex in Sian, Sta. Cruz, Bislig City, one of the five projects installed in the region. According to DACaraga HVCDP Coordinator Marco Antonio Morido, the project is also in support
The facility features a Hydroponics System, an agriculture greenhouse, and a nursery with Automated Fertigation System. It has also a component of a seasonlong training that will run for 16 weeks. (DA/PIASurigao del Sur) August 7-13, 2021 |
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