Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for High Value Crops and Rural Credit Evelyn G. Laviña led the distribution and turnover of farm inputs to ornamental growers of Guiguinto, Bulacan on March 1 alongside other officials from different government offices in support to the Philippine Ornamental Industry and its stakeholders.
The total allocated intervention is amounting to P2 million including 20 rolls fine mesh net for greenhouse nursery, 30 rolls sunshade net, 1000 packs seedling bags, 810 sacks ricehull, 100 pieces pruning shears and 40 cubic meters garden soil. It was funded under the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP).
On behalf of DA RFO 3 Regional Executive Director Crispulo G. Bautista, Jr., Ms. Christine Joy Corpuz and Ms. Glarissa Balbarez of High Value Crops and Development Program took part in the activity in which they awarded the said interventions to Garden City Multipurpose Cooperative.Ms. Christian Javier, the Garden City Multipurpose Cooperative Chairperson, couldn’t hold back her emotions as she was expressing her message of gratitude as the recipient of the interventions.Meanwhile, Usec.
Laviña is calling on ornamental growers to come up with a plan in order to justify the funding of ornamental planting.The said activity was also made possible in coordination with Provincial Local Government Unit of Bulacan and Municipal Local Government Unit of Guiguinto.