DA turns over P3M-worth food production facility to Butuan City
To further boost its drive for food sufficiency and availability, the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Caraga turned over on Friday, another food production facility to the local government unit of Butuan. The Urban Agriculture Facility established at Brgy. Pigdaulan amounts to P3 Million. It features a greenhouse, hydroponics, and a nursery with a fertigation Caraga INFOCUS
system. Fertigation is an irrigation system in which the nutrients needed are already mixed with the water. Another component of the project is a season-long training which began in June. In his message, Butuan City Mayor Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada said the city government is grateful to the DA for its continued technical and project support for the agricultural development
of Butuan City including the said project. He said the project would be a big support to the food production initiatives of the city especially in this time of pandemic where the need for food sufficiency is really felt. He also urged for the sustainability of the project. Mayor Lagnada added that Butuan still has vast lands that can be developed for agricultural purposes
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