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-==EV nominates SoLeyte, Biliran to national Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards 2011==
+==5 Southern Leyte NGP sites complete tree planting requirements==
-*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=63634
+*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=63736
-*Saturday, November 12, 2011
+*Sunday, November 13, 2011
-:by PIA Press Release
+:by  ES Gorne
-TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, November 12 (PIA) -– With Southern Leyte and Biliran as top rice producing provinces in Eastern Visayas, they are the region's nominees to the search for Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards 2011.
-Southern Leyte and Biliran were chosen because they achieved a 152 percent rice sufficiency index, said Department of Agriculture Region 8 information chief Francis Rosaroso.
-He added that Southern Leyte is the Region’s top hybrid rice producer, due to the Provincial Government's program “Plant Now Pay Later” that allows farmers to avail of seeds and other inputs loan, payable after harvest.
-The Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers award is open to all provinces, municipalities/cities, irrigators’ association and agricultural extension workers, Rosaroso said.
-There are four categories for the Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers’ Awards: the Top 10 Outstanding Provinces, which will receive P4 million each; Top 50 Outstanding Municipalities/Cities, which will receive P1 million each; Top 10 Outstanding Irrigators’ Associations, which will receive P1 million each.
-The awards will be in form of projects, which should help increase the productivity of the rice production industry in the locality. The Top 500 Outstanding Agricultural Extension Workers will each receive P20,000 cash.
-The Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers’ Awards aims to encourage the full participation of LGUs involved in rice production and to recognize the highly performing provinces, municipalities and cities, Irrigators’ Associations, and agricultural extension workers as important stakeholders in the national food self-sufficiency program.
-The main criteria for the selection are yield increment, production data on rice for 2006-2010, budget allocation for rice production, provincial Rice Self Sufficiency Program (RSSP) road map and profile of the IAs (Irrigators Associations).
-The awarding of winners will be in January of 2012, Rosaroso said. (PIA 8)
+MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, November 13 (PIA8) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) based in Maasin City reported that five out of eleven enrolled National Greening Program (NGP) sites have already completed respective tree planting requirements.
+According to CENRO-Maasin City NGP Focal Person Rene Soria reported that two enrolled sites in Sitio Calugok, Brgy. Lunas, Barangay Magtuasi, Ibarra, all of Maasin City, Barangay Danao in Macrohon and Sogod were planted with the required number of trees.
+Soria said the following enrolled sites who have completed the tree planting within the area coverages are: Sitio Canlugok with 80 hectares (50 hectares – NGP and 30 hectares ENR and Barangay Magtuasi – 25 hectares with reforestation).
+Another enrolled site still in Sitio Canlugok was also completed, Soria added. The tree planting includes fruit trees, which could become a livelihood program of Young Innovators for Sustainable Environment Association, a people’s organization based in the mentioned community.
+Danao in Macrohon also completed their required 35 hectares, Soria added.
+Other NGP enrolled sites with on going tree planting includes the following: Barangay Sto. Nino in Macrohon have already planted 20 out of 25 hectares, Brgy. Kara-atan, Malitbog - 15 out of 40 hectares, Tomas Oppus – 20 out of 30, Libagon – 20 out of 60 hectares, Barangay Salvador, Macrohon – 25 out of 35 hectares.
+Soria also said the NGP tree planting commitments for this year should be completed by December 15. By the end of this year, Southern Leyte should have already planted 700,000 trees under the said program. ### (PIA Soleyte/esg)
 ==Prov’l gov’t launches Southern Leyte Champion of the Seas 2012==