PIA | Tagalog news: Quezon, panalo sa individual at group category ng regional Gawad Saka 2013

PIA | Tagalog news: Quezon, panalo sa individual at group category ng regional Gawad Saka 2013

1. Comprehensive action program to control scale insect infestation, to be implemented in Quezon

By: Ruel M. Orinday

Monday 21st of October 2013

 

    

LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Oct. 21 (PIA) –The provincial agriculture office (PAO) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Quezon I is jointly implementing a scale insect comprehensive action program to control the further spread of the coconut scale insect infestation in Quezon province.

In a recent meeting of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC), provincial agriculturist Roberto Gajo said the program is in line with the provincial government’s response to control immediately the widespread infestation of coconut trees in the province.

Gajo reported that about 41,000 coconut trees in the municipalities of Sampaloc, Polilio, Mauban, Tiaong and San Antonio have been affected by the infestation.

Part of the program, according to Gajo, is the establishment of a bio control laboratory in barangay Talipan, Pagbilao for the propagation of coccinelid beetle which is known to be effective in countering coconut scale insects.

A provincial Task Force (TF) Kontra Scale Insects is now being organized by the provincial agriculturist and the PCA-Quezon I, Gajo added.

He said that he requested the provincial government through the PDRRMC to allocate funds for the programs and activities.

In addition, the PDRRMC unanimously approved Gajo’s appeal to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to pass a resolution declaring Quezon province under the state of calamity due to the widespread infestation.

The PAO is encouraging the community particularly the coconut farmers to remove and burn affected plant parts at early sighting of signs of infestation and report the case to help in preventing the infestation from spreading out. (RMO, PIA-Quezon)

2.  Tagalog news: Quezon, panalo sa individual at group category ng regional Gawad Saka 2013

Sunday 20th of October 2013

    

LUNGSOD NG LUCENA, Quezon, Oktubre 20 (PIA) --Nagwagi sa dalawang kategorya mula sa siyam na kategoryang sinalihan sa regional Gawad Saka 2013 ang mga kinatawan ng lalawigan ng Quezon sa ginanap na awarding kamakailan sa provincial auditorium ng lalawigan ng Batangas.

Sa individual category, wagi sina Jerson Cabriga ng barangay Lawigue, Tayabas bilang Outstanding Young Farmer at Romulo Ayag ng barangay Pili, Sariaya bilang Outstanding High Value Crops Development Program Farmer.

Tumanggap ng parangal sa group category ang Cawayan I 4H Club ng barangay Cawayan I, San Francisco bilang Outstanding Farmers Organization at Del Rosario Rural Improvement Club (RIC) ng barangay Del Rosario, Tiaong bilang Outstanding Rural Improvement Club.

Ang Gawad Saka ay isa sa mga programa ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka na naglalayong bigyan ng pagkilala ang natatanging magsasaka at mangingisda  na nakatulong ng malaki sa pagpapaunlad ng agrikultura sa mga lawigan at sa buong bansa.

Sa pamamagitan ng tanggapan ng panlalawigang agrikultor, ang  pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Quezon sa pangunguna ni Gov. David Suarez ay patuloy na sumusuporta sa mga magsasaka at mangingisda sa pamamagitan ng pagpapatupad ng iba’t-ibang programa at pagkakaloob ng mga serbisyo na makakatulong sa pagtaas ng produksyon sa agrikultura at pag-aangat ng kanilang kabuhayan. (OPA-Info. & Training Unit, Quezon PIO/ RMO-PIA-Quezon)