Gov pushes Taiwan farm tech in P’sinan

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — After visiting Taiwan last month, Gov. Amado Espino Jr. with some members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan expressed interest in adapting farming technologies in Taiwan to improve agricultural development in this province.

Espino said the province can replicate what the Taiwanese people achieved if local farmers will work with determination and cooperation.

During the recent  distribution of the 500,000 fingerlings and certfied  seed at the Agricultural Field Office in Sta. Barbara, the governor called on farmers to work together to improve agricultural yields.

He recalled his trip to Taiwan with SP members upon the invitation of Manila Economic and Cultural Office (NECO) Chairman Amadeo Perez to learn the technology of the Taiwanese people who have developed highly-improved agricultural techniques.

           

Amazed with what he observed during the trip in Taiwan on May 16-22, Espino said Filipinos must be challenged to attain the agricultural development now enjoyed by Taiwan and other countries like Thailand and Korea.

           

“The irony of it is that these countries learned the technology from us. Sagana at mas fertile angmgalupanatin, mas nauna pa tayongnakapag-aralngteknolohiyangayontayoang nag-aaralsakanila,” he said,

           

Saying Pangasinan is a rich agricultural province that will continue to be such for the next 50 years, the governor called on his constituents to strive harder in improving their skills and technology in farming.

           

In return, Espino vowed the full support of the provincial government and national line agencies in providing facilities like the Rice Processing Complex.