By Erchel Sheen Gabonada July 6, 2020 Regional Director Arnel V. De Mesa CALABARZON - The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV...
July 6, 2020
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| Regional Director Arnel V. De Mesa |
CALABARZON - The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-A ed by DA Region IV-CALABARZON Regional Director Arnel V. De Mesa continues to develop programs for people's well-being by implementing various programs despite the pandemic as a backline. The programs identified are ongoing, as is the distribution of funds to local farmers who have been affected by this pandemic.
DA-CALABARZON promotes the "Bigyang Seguridad ang mga alagang Hayop at Pananim" program as it urges local farmers to sign up to the Registry System for the Basic Sector of Agriculture (RSBSA) to be enlisted and prioritized in the current and upcoming programs.
How to Register? 1. Go to the nearest Municipal Agriculture Office, 2. Fill-up an enrollment form and bring the following requirements: Government issued ID or Barangay Certification, Selfie with your livestock Animals/Crops or plants, These are the qualified farmers for the registry: Owned farmland with 1,000 or two hectares, Having a Swine/ Alagang baboy ages 3 months and up, Having Cattles, Goats, and Horses ages 7 months and above, Having livestock that exceeds 5,000 pieces and above., Having floating tilapia/ Small time Tilapia Culture Owners Noting that INSURANCE of Farm animals and Plants are FREE 3. After Receiving the RSBSA Enrollment Stub, You are now may be qualified to join the Programs of the Department of Agriculture-CALABARZON.
In Calamba City, Laguna, the DA-CALABARZON, through its High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), awarded a multi-tiller machine to the Punla ng Cabatang Farmers' Association on June 29, 2020, at the Agricultural Program Coordinating Office (APCO) in Brgy. Lagalag, Tiaong, Quezon.
Marvin R. Patena, Agriculturist I and APCO-Quezon HVCDP-based staff said the distribution activity is part of the ongoing implementation of DA CALABARZON 's agricultural support for high-value crop farmers under its regular CY 2020 fund. He also added that the multi-tiller system is being used primarily at the tilling or cultivation stage for the preparation of agricultural land. This form of mechanization would save time for farmers and increased additional labor costs.
"Ang naipamahagi ng DA CALABARZON na multi-tiller sa aming samahan ay napakalaking tulong upang mapadali ang mga gawain sa aming taniman”. Marites S. Laydia, Farmer-Treasurer of the association, shared her gratitude to DA CALABARZON.
The Punla ng Cabatang Farmers' Association is a local farmers' group in Tiaong, Quezon with 32 active members who own two cow heads acquired from their own funds. Since May 2011, the group has been producing vegetable crops such as eggplant, cassava, cucumber, sitaw, okra, ampalaya, and siling pula to supply local markets and generate income that would support their farming and family needs.
On 3 July 2020, DA-CALABARZON distributed 6,360 livestock intervention heads to farmers affected by the Taal volcanic eruption in the Municipalities of Balete, Bauan, Mataas na Kahoy and Agoncillo in Batangas. This program is part of the Taal Recovery and Rehabilitation Program implemented by the Department of Agriculture Region IV-CALABARZON.
A total of 60 heads of native goat (12 modules) and 50 heads of carabao (10 modules) were handed over to farmer-beneficiaries in Balete and 50 modules of broiler chicken, a total of 2,500 heads, 34 modules or 1,700 heads, and 41 modules or 2,050 heads, were distributed to farmer-beneficiaries in the towns of Bauan, Mataas na Kahoy, and Agoncillo, respectively.
Assistant Regional Director for Research and Regulatory and Livestock Program Coordinator Ms. Vilma M. Dimaculangan and her team facilitated the simultaneous distribution of livestock interventions in the said municipalities and stated that "DA CALABARZON will continue to provide agricultural support not only to Taal-affected farmers but also to all farmers in the region as much as the available programs can”.
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON included the San Luis Farmers' Association among selected farmer groups to participate in SARI technology pilot tests in the region. SARI technology is described as 'cohesive technology that captures farm-to-market supply of agricultural products; a system that analyzes farmers' ability to produce and enables traders to access seamless information.
It provides an integrated dispatch and intelligence system to navigate the location data of the nearest goods transport trucks." It is also an online e-commerce platform system primarily designed to establish links between farmers and traders, consumers through seamless information generated by the monitoring of farm-to-market supplies and the analysis of farmers' ability to produce. In addition, the platform has also been developed to access the position data of the nearest trucks for the transport of goods through an integrated dispatch system.
"It is a privilege to be chosen as one of the first farmers' groups in CALABARZON to venture into the use of SARI technology, realizing that it offers an additional, open opportunity for farmers to market their produce," said Municipal Farmer Rinkoh Hernandez. He also stated that the weather forecast feature of the technology is beneficial to farmers and local government as it does to local farmers.
The President of the San Luis Farmers' Association, Mr. Roberto Cuasay, expressed high expectations of the pilot test. "This effort is a humbling opportunity for us to learn new and creative ways of selling our farm products to consumers," an interview was conducted on July 3,2020 in San Luis, Batangas.
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