Assorted farm equipment awarded to Baguio farmers

 Aggie Trends

Gaby B. Keith

BAGUIO CITY — The city government led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong through the City Veterinary and Agriculture Office (CVAO) and the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) turned over farm equipment to various farmer cooperatives and associations here.
    The farm equipment included three UV plastic sheets, six walking-type tractors, 10 black garden nets, four rolls of PVC pipe/hose, vegetable seeds, and nine drums.
    CVAO head Dr. Silardo Bested said the awarding was a proactive step to support urban farmers since the city recognizes the pivotal role of agricultural support services in enhancing efficiency, productivity and sustainability within the agricultural sector.
    The turnover was held on October 4 at the City Hall grounds just after the 3rd Quarter City Coordination Meeting Cum Farmers Consultation at the City Hall Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall conducted by the CVAO urban agriculture division in collaboration with the DA.
    CVAO senior agriculturist Marcelina Tabelin said the consultation which provided crucial updates on the current state of agriculture was attended by Mayor Magalong, Councilor Isabelo “Popo” Cosalan, who chairs the city council’s agriculture committee, and top officials and key representatives from concerned national government agencies (NGAs).
    Tabelin also presented the salient components of the five-year Urban Agriculture Development Plan and its alignment to the thrusts and priorities of concerned NGAs and to the city government’s seven-point core agenda.