Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Benguet Adival fest on; Agro- industrial tourism fair slated

By Susan Aro

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet --  Adivay Festival activities are on in celebration of Benguet’s 113th Founding Anniversary with an  agro-industrial tourism fair   showcasing   the 13 towns of the province’s best in agriculture, garden show and  “pride of place” artscape  along with series of skills competition from Nov. 18 to 24 at the Benguet Sports Center in Wangal, this town.

The fair opens Nov. 18  and is also  the start of judging of best booth, garden show and tourism artscape and an agri-photo contest.

Gov. Nestor Fongwan, the tourism artscape or  landscape depicting  the respective landmarks of the 13 towns is a new innovation.

On Nov. 19, competitions on organic fertilizer preparation and flower arrangement will be held.

Provincial skills competitions among tech-voc schools such as electrical installation and maintenance, bread and pastry production, consumer electronics servicing, heavy equipment operator-wheeloader, commercial cooking, bartending, auto-electricity, and health care services were also scheduled on Nov. 20.                                                                                  `                               ``           
One of the major activities of the fair will be the National Vegetable Congress to be participated in by stakeholders in the agriculture sector on Nov. 21-23, 2013 at the Crown Legacy Hotel in Baguio City.

Competitions on basket making were also set for Nov. 21 and nutri-snack competitions on rice and rootcrop-based and indigenous vegetable salad preparation and presentation on Nov. 22.

The agro-industrial tourism fair culminates on Nov. 24 with  awarding of winners in various competitions .


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