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| BJMP Batac District Jail persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) prepare the fruiting bags as one of the steps for oyster mushroom production. MMSU personnel conducted a two-days skills training on oyster mushroom production at BJMP Batac from July 23 to 24, 2019. (Doms dela Cruz) |
By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff Reporter
Batac
City—The Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology (BJMP) Batac District Jail and the Mariano Marcos State University
(MMSU) are teaming up to begin oyster mushroom production.
As a preparation, MMSU
personnel conducted a two-day skills training on oyster mushroom production
from July 23-24, 2019.
MMSU director for extension
Dr. Aris Reynold V. Cajigal said this program is no longer new to the BJMP
considering that they have launched the same for the past year and was successful.
As a result, J/Sr. Insp. Antonio
Sapaden has again requested MMSU for assistance for the said project.
“Ta ngamin dagidi immunan
a nag training ket nakarwar dan ket very productive iti
mushroom production da ditoy BJMP ta addan mushroom house dan
ditoy uneg iti facility,” Mr. Cajigal explained.
Mr. Cajigal added that the venue
and logistics will come from BJMP while MMSU will provide the technical
assistance and trainings.
The
Ilocos Times learned the BJMP first screened
persons derived of liberty (PDL) to participate in the training. Jail officials
stressed that they chose only those who were interested and was committed for
the project.
Mr. Cajigal, meanwhile, said
MMSU chose BJMP to help rehabilitate PDLs in terms of their future social
reintegration.
“Isunga daytoy skills nga
isursuro mi kanyada ket namnamaen mi nga intono rumwar da ket itultuloy dan to
ta adda ngamin promising potentials iti oyster mushroom productions,”
Mr. Cajigal noted.
This cultured mushroom has an
existing retail price of PHP200 per kilo at the market. The said mushroom is a
good source of nutrients.
Bolinao chicken project
Meanwhile, MMSU section chief Bella C. Gervacio also announced
that they have also chosen BJMP-Batac as their first pilot area for the Bolinao
chicken project in the province.
Ms. Gervacio said this is a
joint project between MMSU, Ilocos Agriculture and Resources Research and
Development Consortium (ILARRDEC) and the Dept. of Science and Technology exclusively
for Region I.
She explained that Bolinao chicken
is one type of a native chicken which is predominant in Bolinao, Pangasinan.
She said that the project
aims to improve the breed of the Bolinao chicken, “tapnu saan nga aglalaok
ta ngamin adu a klase iti native chicken ditoy Pilipinas”.
According to Ms. Gervacio, they
chose BJMP to be the first beneficiary of this project because they saw the
receptivity of the institution because of the existing tie up project on the
oyster mushroom production; enough space for the project; enough surplus foods
or remnants aside from the feeds which is only an augmentation; and most of all
they are very willing to cooperate for the project.
The agencies involved will provide
the poultry house worth PHP100,000. After building the poultry house, they will
give five chicken families wherein one family consists of five hens and one
rooster. They will also provide incubators for raising eggs.
“No didiay structure bagi
dan ton ngem dagitay manok saan ta sukatan da. Masapul nga adda
sustainability of the project tapnun adda met maipasublat iti sabali ta
ditoy to iti agbalin nga breeding house a mabalin to payen a paggapwan
iti mailaku a piyek kadagiti interested buyers tayo,” Ms. Gervacio explained.
“We are trying to market the
Bolinao chicken nga isu kuma iti mang dominate kadagidiay aglalaok
nga breed iti manok tayo,” she added.
Reacting to this, Mr. Sapaden
thanked MMSU and the other agencies for their trust in giving skills training to
the PDLs.
“Ta mamati ak nga dakkel
to a makatulong dagitoy nga skills training kanyada intono makarwar da
ta sindadaan to latta dagiti trainers a mantulong wennu mang assist kanyada
uray adda dan ton iti ruwar,” Mr. Sapaden emphasized.
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