Major Juvy B. Taldo of Philippine Army's 3rd IB (Malagos, Calinan) fields questions with DA-HVCDP evaluators: Marlon Lastra, Winona Jane Tipay, and Merriel Aglibot. The team is currently evaluating eight military camps in Davao Region as part of the search for Best Gulayan sa Kampo projects
DA11 OIC Reg'l. Director Ricardo Oñate Jr. (1st photo) addresses the manufacturers and distributors during the Forum for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers and Distributors in Mindanao. Oñate urges the participants to partner with the DA to further improve delivery of better agricultural machineries to the farmers. "We plan to form an association here in Mindanao because we fall short in terms of mechanization. Through this forum I know we can make these machineries reached to our farmers," Oñate said. DA-Field Operations Service Director Andrew Villacorta (2nd photo) said the forum is a call for the development of the farm mechanization in Mindanao. He adds that Secretary Emmanuel Piñol instructed them to strenghten the mechanization in Mindanao. He said that Secretary Piñol urge the local manufacturers and distributors to organize and unify the industry. Also he added that the Secretary wanted to intensify the collaboration of the manufacturers and distributors association and the government.
Rogelio Gonzales (3rd L), Chairman of the Balutakay Coffee Farmers Association (BACOFA) in Bansalan receives from Davao del Sur Governor Douglas Ra. Cagas (1st-L) and DA OIC-Regional Director Ricardo Onate, Jr. a brand new hauling truck worth P1.4-million. The hauling truck will help BACOFA to directly sell and deliver their Arabica coffee beans to various markets in Davao City and Bukidnon. Another hauling truck was also turned over to P4MP Padada President Orlando Ruiz (5th-). The hauling truck will enable the association to expand markets beyond the province. A total of P5.96-million worth of farm machineries such as threshers, combine harvesters, hand tractors, floating tillers, and hauling trucks were turned by DA11 to various irrigators and farmers associations in the province to improve farm mechanization and marketing system. The simple turnover held June 27 at the capitol grounds coincides with the province's 50th founding anniversary.
Director Ricardo Oñate, Jr. (2nd L) lead the turnover of the P1.2 million worth combine harvester to Magsaysay Farmers Cooperative. Also in photo is Municipal Agriculturist Officer (MAO) Helen Carampatana (extreme left). (Photo by Ronell Tangonan DA-11)
An array of farm machineries to be turned-over to farmer cooperatives and associations in Davao del Norte. (Photo by Che D. Palicte DA-11)
