By: Danilo E. Doguiles
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept. 24 (PIA) -- Organic agriculture will highlight the weeklong 14th Charter Anniversary and 4th Negosyo Festival of the Burghal of Koronadal abutting week.
Emelita Miguel, city agriculturist, said the local government assemblage will host SOCCSKSARGEN's fist regional assembly and trade fair on organic agriculture.
The event, which will be captivated at the Gaisano Grand Mall from October 1 to 8, is being co-sponsored by the SOCCSKSARGEN Organic Farmers and Producers Association, Inc. (SOFPA) led by its president, Alfredo Hebrona Jr.
"Promoting organic agronomics is a above affairs of the burghal government," Miguel said, "in fact, Mayor Peter Miguel wants to position Koronadal as an amoebic agriculture city."
According to the Regional Agronomics and Fishery Information Division of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12, Secretary Proceso Alcala has already confirmed his attendance during the opening day on October 1.
At the congress, National Amoebic Agriculture Lath (NOAB) alternate armchair Usec. Bernadette Romulo -Puyat will present the opportunities and challenges of organic agronomics in the ASEAN Integration.
Leo Caneda, national program coordinator of the National Program Office of the National Organic Agriculture Plan (NOAP) will also altercate the roles of bounded government units in the accomplishing of Republic Act 10068 (Organic Agronomics Act of 2011) and the NOAP.
Success stories best practices in organic assembly and business will also be presented.
Speakers accommodate Romano Laurilla, general administrator of the Don Bosco Multi-purpose Cooperative, a leading exporter of organically-grown red, atramentous and brown rice in the country.
Organizers accept also invited Andry Lim, architect and lath of administrator of the Tribal Foundation International Inc. to allocution on organic livestock and banty growing; Jerry Mangalay, analysis and development amoebic operations administrator of the EMP Feed Mix Manufacturing, on the assembly and business of organic inputs; and Dr. Engie Domondon, a naturopathic doctor, on the bloom allowances of local herbs and alternative medicine.
Moreover, DA 12 Regional Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan will also busy on the Department of Agriculture's support programs for the development of organic agriculture.
Other speakers accommodate Kulafu Seballos, organic ambassador of the Negros Island Acceptance Casework (NICERT) on the accent of acceptance of amoebic products, and Celia Medina, associate assistant at the University of the Philippines in Los Banos on the best practices in biological annoyance control.
Besides the discussions on topics pertaining to organic farming, participants are additionally accepted to advised on the business opportunities of amoebic production, organic agronomics as antecedence industry in SOCCSKSARGEN Region, the amoebic agronomics affairs of Koronadal City, amid others.
Business matching will also be a above activity of the weeklong event.
Organic producers and input supplies will also affectation their articles and casework in booths at the trade fair area. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12)
