DTI conducts skills training to farmers association in Montevista town

Davao de Oro --- The Department of Trade and Industry Davao de Oro provincial office conducted skills training on Product Enhancement cum Packaging and Labelling on Mushroom-Based Products to the members of Tapia Unified Farmers Association (TUFA) yesterday May 18, 2021.

 

The said training is one of the DTI’s interventions that aim to create livelihood opportunities and enable them to participate in local economic development activities. Each member was taught on how to make various recipes for mushrooms. They have also given lectures regarding the product cost and pricing to make their products competitive in the market.

“Monte Taps” or Montevista Tapia is the name of their product with the variety of Mushroom Binagoongan and Mushroom Chili Garlic Sauce which will be sold to the different marketplace in the province and ensures sustainability and income for the association.

Present during the activity were DTI Division Chief of Davao de Oro Mr. Patrick Kim Evangelio, Senior Trade Development Specialist and Negosyo Center of Montevista Mr. Faustino Diabordo, and other AFP Personnel.

With the help of the Community Development Teams of the 25th Infantry FIREBALL Battalion, the TUFA is DOLE’s registered and organized Peoples Organization in Barangay Tapia, Montevista, Davao de Oro. (Rheafe Hortizano – Provincial Information Office of DdO, Photos by DTI-DdO)

Release of Fertilizer and Seed subsidy to Rice farmers in DdO continues

To fully support its local farmers, PLGU Davao de Oro through the Provincial Agriculturist’s Office (PAGRO) rolls out the release of fertilizers and seed subsidy to rice farmers province-wide.

The initiative of the provincial government is armed by the Rice Resiliency Project II (RRPII) and Rice Enhancement Competitive Fund (RECF).

 RRP is one of the component projects under the “Plant, Plant, Plant Program” or the “Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing Sapat” (ALPAS) Kontra Covid-19 Program of the Department of Agriculture and is also implemented to increase farmer’s productivity and ensure food security amid Covid-19 through the provision of fertilizer subsidy, while RECF aims to improve rice farmers’ competitiveness and increase their income.

RECF will directly help farmers through the provision of certified inbred rice seeds and through integrating crop management to the farmers increasing access, utilization, and adoption to high quality and high-yielding inbred rice seeds.

On May 5, 2021, the release of the subsidy started in the municipality of Nabunturan and continues to other municipalities at a later date. New Bataan, Mawab, Monkayo, Montevista, Compostela, and Laak already received the subsidy and will be followed by Maragusan this Friday.

Overall, 3, 164 rice farmers from eight municipalities of Davao de Oro will benefit from the program. For the RRP II, a total of 11.6 Million Pesos worth of fertilizers were allotted for the farmers while the RECF allotted a total of 18.6 Million Pesos for the certified inbred rice seeds amounting to 21,180 bags.

PLGU-Davao de Oro sees to it that farmers in the province will lessen their production cost and improve the quality of their products leading to a better state in farming. 

(Jasteen Abella, Information Division Davao de Oro, photos by Reynaldo Renoblas)