Skip to main content

DA awards P1.3-M garlic, onion hanger storage to Ilocos farmers

Image
By
DA Secretary Proceso Alcala and the Onion and Garlic Growers Association of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte led by its president Florencio Lista Sr. led the ribbon cutting ceremony during the inauguration of the P1.3 million garlic and onion storage hanger in Barangay Nalvo, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday. Also in photo: Town mayor Felix Peter Aguinaldo and other local officials. (Lei Adriano photo)
 The P1.3 million garlic and onion storage hanger at Barangay Nalvo, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte (Lei Adriano photo)



Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff Reporter

Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte—The Department of Agriculture gave a two-storey hanger storage worth P1.3 million to this town, reputed as the biggest producer of onion and garlic products in the entire country.

The newly-constructed hanger-type storage measuring 12 by 12 meters located along the national highway at Brgy. Nalvo, Pasuquin can store up to 50 tons of onion and garlic and is expected to benefit hundreds of farmers here.

Florencio Lista Sr., Onion and Garlic Growers Association president said their hard work to improve the quality of garlic and onion paid off unexpectedly with a downpour of blessings and support from the DA.

“We are very thankful for all the blessings. Our request have yet to reach the DA and here comes their overwhelming support,” Mr. Lista said in Ilokano language.

No less than Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and members of the management committee (ManCom) attended the inauguration to personally deliver hybrid seeds and other post-harvest facilities to farmers and fishermen association here.
Agriculture Sec. Procy Alcala turns over the hanger to Pasuquin farmers (Lei Adriano photo)

Mr. Alcala and members of the ManCom party was in Ilocos Norte in June 25 to inaugurate several multi-million projects funded by the agriculture department as he also took the opportunity to sit with farmers to hear their problems and tried as much as possible to give solutions to their concerns.

To revitalize the garlic and onion industry which was apparently dying in previous years, Mr. Alcala said he was in Ilocos Norte to ensure that the needed assistance is given to farmers.

Through the warehouse, Mr. Alcala said farmers can now negotiate for a better price of their products.

As a general practice, Mr. Lista said farmers are prompted to sell their harvest immediately because they lack storage facilities to store their products.

“If ever na tataas po ang presyo, gusto po nating masiguro na ang diretsong makikinabang ay ang mga magsasaka,” Mr. Alcala said.   

Earlier, the onion and garlic growers association here underwent training in San Fernando, La Union to strengthen their capacity-building and be prepared for the turn-over and management of the storage facility.

“Our garlic and onions are perishable goods. Now that we have a warehouse, we can wait after two months or more so that we can negotiate for a better price,” Mr. Lista said.

From an average 800 hectares of garlic and onion planted in this town, Mr. Lista said the association plans to expand their production target by planting 2,000 hectares this year.   

“With the support of the DA and the provincial government, we are confident to meet our target,” Mr. Lista added citing they have now on hand at least 10 tons reserved as planting stocks.

Agriculture Sec. Procy Alcala discusses several issues with Pasuquin farmers (Lei Adriano photo)
To improve quality production, the Pasuquin farmers said they look forward to trying new technologies such as the planting of tissue-cultured garlic and to venture into off-season production if needed.

Aside from the inauguration and turn-over of the hanger storage in Pasuquin town, Mr. Alcala also attended the launching of the P6.3 million diversion dam at Brgy. Aguitap in Solsona and seeding of Tilapia fingerlings expected to benefit around 120 farmers or about 100 hectares of rice lands also in Solsona. The DA secretary also visited the Bacarra food terminal, a project that was worth P29 million with at least P4 million counterpart funding from the DA-Regional 1 office.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Empanada festival: A celebration of good taste and good life

By
By Dominic B. dela Cruz & Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporters BATAC CITY—If there is one thing Batac is truly proud of, it would be its famous empanada-making business that has nurtured its people over the years. Embracing a century-old culture and culinary tradition, Batac’s empanada claims to be the best and tastiest in the country with its distinctive Ilokano taste courtesy of its local ingredients: fresh grated papaya, mongo, chopped longganisa, and egg. The crispy orange wrapper and is made of rice flour that is deep-fried. The celebration of this city’s famous traditional fast food attracting locals and tourists elsewhere comes with the City Charter Day of Batac every 23 rd  of June. Every year, the City Government of Batac led by Mayor Jeffrey Jubal Nalupta commemorate the city’s charter day celebration to further promote its famous One-Town, One Product, the Batac empanada. Empanada City The Batac empanada festival has already become...
9 comments
Read more

Free dormitories eyed for Nueva Era students in LC, Batac

By
 Nueva Era mayor Aldrin Garvida By Dominic B. dela Cruz ( Staff Reporter) Nueva Era , Ilocos Norte—The municipal government here, headed by Nueva Era mayor Aldrin Garvida is planning to establish dormitories in the cities of Laoag and Batac that will exclusively cater to college students from the said cities. “Sapay la kuma ta maituloyen iti mabiit tay ar-arapaapen tayo ken iti munisipyo a maipatakderan kuma dagiti annak tayo a college students nga agbasbasa idiay siyudad iti Batac ken Laoag iti libre a dormitoryo a bukod da ngem inggana nga awan pay ket an-anusan mi paylaeng nga ibaklay kenni apo bise mayor iti pagbayad da iti kasera aggapu iti bukod mi a suweldo malaksid dagitay it-ited iti munisipyo ken iti barangay nga stipend da kada semester, ” Garvida said.    Garvida added that the proposed establishment of dormitories would be a big help to the students’ parents as this would shoulder the expenses of their children for rent and likewise they would feel...
Post a Comment
Read more

P29 per kilo rice sold to vulnerable groups in Ilocos region

By
BBM RICE. Residents buy rice for only PHP29 per kilo at the NIA compound in San Nicolas town, Ilocos Norte province on Sept. 13, 2024. The activity was under a nationwide pilot program of the government to sell quality and affordable rice initially to the vulnerable sectors. (Lei Adriano) San Nicolas , Ilocos Norte —Senior citizens, persons with disability, and solo parents availed of cheap rice sold at PHP29 per kilogram during the grand launching of the Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka (BBM) Rice held at the National Irrigation Administration compound in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte province on Sept. 13, 2024. “ Maraming salamat Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa inyong pagmamahal sa Region 1 lalong-lalo na sa bayan namin sa San Nicolas,” said Violeta Pasion, a resident Brgy.   18 Bingao in this town. The low-priced grains were sourced from the National Irrigation Administration’s (NIA) contract farming with irrigators' association members in the province. Along with Pasion, Epi...
Post a Comment
Read more