By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
VINTAR, Ilocos Norte—The rice
granary of Vintar is richer by P1 million as it retained its title again as the
country’s top rice producer in 2014.
The awarding ceremony was
held March 26 at the Dept. of Agriculture central office.
Similar to 2013 when Vintar
town also emerged as the country’s top rice producer under the municipal
category for surpassing their palay production target, attaining higher average
yield and encouraging more farmers to use high quality seeds and appropriate
technologies, including the local government allocation of rice-related
projects to boost rice farmers’ productivity.
Blessed with abundant supply
of water from the Bislak River that never runs dry even during the dry season,
Vintar is the largest municipality of Ilocos Norte in terms of land area, covering
624.85 square kilometers. Majority of its irrigated and rain-fed farmlands are
planted with rice.
Amidst the onslaught of
previous typhoons, Ilocos Norte province has maintained its lead in terms of
rice sufficiency. Along with Nueva Ecija, North Cotabato, Nueva Vizcaya,
Isabela, Pangasinan, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Kalinga, Mindoro Occidental,
Laguna, and Lanao Del Norte, Ilocos Norte has been among the top 12 rice
producing province in 2013.
Initiated by the Department
of Agriculture, the Agri-Pinoy Rice Achiever’s Award was
launched to identify the top rice producing communities in the
country and inspire them to become more productive. The competition is divided
into three categories - Local Government Units (LGUs), Agricultural Extension
Workers (AEWs), and Irrigators Associations (IAs) for the regional and national
levels.
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