3 young Agri-Preneurs emerge as regional winners for Kabataang Agribiz From the 11 qualified provincial winners who pitch their Business Proposals, three young farmers emerge as regional winners and will represent Caraga Region at the national level, during the Provincial Level Competition of Young Farmers Challenge: Kabataang Agribiz held in Watergate
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|November 20-26, 2021
Hotel, Butuan City on November 22. Erico Calumba and Patricia Botecario of Pinamanculan, Butuan City with their agribusiness ‘LAPAQUEÑO, a hand sanitizer product derived from Nipa, ranked first among all the presenters. Ranking second is Jomarie
Jovellar of Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur with his agribusiness title ‘JOLO Mushroom Delight’, a value-adding venture made from mushrooms. Meanwhile, Francis Joseph Perdigon of Manila de Bugabos, Butuan City ranked third for his ‘Duck Raising for Balut/Penoy and Salted Egg Production’ project. Caraga INFOCUS
