MALUNGON, Sarangani (August 17, 2007) – Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap formally opened a P31-million post harvest facility in poblacion Malungon Thursday (August 16) for planters of corn, the second largest crop in the province.
"We need more of this processing facility in the country to increase our corn produce," Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said.
The facility was built through the National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR), a government owned and controlled corporation.
The provincial government put up a counterpart fund of P5 million. A 4,000 square meter lot was donated by the municipal government for the project.
Fifty percent of Sarangani's total 30,000-hectare corn area is located in Malungon.
The facility can complete the process of weighing, classifying and testing, loading, cub drying, shelling, grain drying, bagging, warehousing, and trading.
"It will minimize drying cost and risk of corn damage, thereby minimize losses and produce quality corn," said Mario Apurada NABCOR operations manager for Mindanao.
Sarangani province produces an average of 134,000 metric tons of corn annually, according to the provincial agriculture office.
"We have increased our production, but what we are targeting now is to produce quality corn not only for our local markets," Governor Migs Dominguez told farmers.
Sarangani is one of the three pilot areas identified by DA to increase corn production in Region 12.
Local farmers target at least 50 metric tons of corn to be processed in the facility this year.
DA officials said the country has to produce six million metric tons of corn in 2007-2008.
Yap also turned over a fund of P637,000 for the livelihood enhancement and display center of Alabel town's Rural Improvement Club.
Local schools and poor households received 61 seed packets while local farmers got livestock from DA.
With the efforts of Governor Dominguez, more farm-to-market roads will be built here by the DA.
The province's largest crop is coconut with 76,000 hectares. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/RGP)
"We need more of this processing facility in the country to increase our corn produce," Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said.
The facility was built through the National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR), a government owned and controlled corporation.
The provincial government put up a counterpart fund of P5 million. A 4,000 square meter lot was donated by the municipal government for the project.
Fifty percent of Sarangani's total 30,000-hectare corn area is located in Malungon.
The facility can complete the process of weighing, classifying and testing, loading, cub drying, shelling, grain drying, bagging, warehousing, and trading.
"It will minimize drying cost and risk of corn damage, thereby minimize losses and produce quality corn," said Mario Apurada NABCOR operations manager for Mindanao.
Sarangani province produces an average of 134,000 metric tons of corn annually, according to the provincial agriculture office.
"We have increased our production, but what we are targeting now is to produce quality corn not only for our local markets," Governor Migs Dominguez told farmers.
Sarangani is one of the three pilot areas identified by DA to increase corn production in Region 12.
Local farmers target at least 50 metric tons of corn to be processed in the facility this year.
DA officials said the country has to produce six million metric tons of corn in 2007-2008.
Yap also turned over a fund of P637,000 for the livelihood enhancement and display center of Alabel town's Rural Improvement Club.
Local schools and poor households received 61 seed packets while local farmers got livestock from DA.
With the efforts of Governor Dominguez, more farm-to-market roads will be built here by the DA.
The province's largest crop is coconut with 76,000 hectares. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/RGP)
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