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==[[Sultan Kudarat News]]==
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'''Newly-launched Bio-N Mixing Plant in SK will boost farmer’s yield and income - Alcala'''
'''Alcala promises P15-M machineries, equipment to irrigators in SK'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=58295
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=58402
*Sunday, October 09, 2011
*Monday, October 10, 2011
:By  CT Apelacio
:By  Angelica Laurilla




GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Oct 9 (PIA)-- A breakthrough technology that promises increased farm productivity and income has just been launched recently in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat.
KORONADAL CITY, Oct 10 (PIA) -- Five irrigators associations in Sultan Kudarat province are set to receive P15-million worth of farm machineries and equipment from the Department of Agriculture.
Led by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, the launching of the P 2 million worth Bio-N Mixing Plant has been touted to reduce the application of the traditional fertilizer while increasing rice production yields.
During his recent meeting with Ala Dam 2 Federation of Irrigators Association, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, committed machination support to five associations named as best performing irrigators associations, namely: Pumaka Irrigators Association, Maremco Irrigators Association, LD 1C Irrigators Association , Masbacas Irrigators Association, and Roxas Silang Irrigators Association.
Alcala expressed confidence that with the Bio-N mixing plant there will be a big change in local farmers’ production and also their income as the plant will be facilitating the production and use of Bio-N.
Alcala promised the department will give four handtractors with trailers, two hermetic cocoon storage, and two dryers promised to give Pumaka IA. He also committed two handtractors with trailers, two hermetic cocoon storage, and two dryers for Maremco IA.
The plant will introduce Bio-N as bio-fertilizer microorganism that minimizes the “use of up to two sacks of fertilizers when applied.”
LD 1C, Masbacas and Roxas Silang IAs will also receive one handtractor with trailer, one hermetic cocoon storage, and one dryer each.
Along with the facility, Secretary Alcala also gave Php500,000 as additional fund to enhance “Bio-N production for corn and high value crops and for the improvement of the facility.”
Besides these, six mobile solar dryers, ten 5-metric ton capacity hermetic cocoon storage, ten solar dryers, ten flatbed dryers, ten rice threshers, ten handtractors with trailers, and ten carabaos with implements were also raffled off to irrigator’s associations covered by Ala Dam 2 federation.
Sultan Kudarat Governnor Suharto “Teng” Mangudadatu described the establishment of Bio-N plant in the province as manifestation of the sincerity of the government to provide the necessary agri-infrastructure, equipment and production support to farmer-beneficiaries in Mindanao.
Agri Pinoy Rice Program also distributed two kilograms of registered seeds to each farmer-member present during the activity. The seed distribution was in support to community seed banking of the irrigators.
Bio-N production is one of government’s priority programs to improve farm yields while reducing cost, he said. According to him, Bio-N application has the capacity to “reduce nitrogen requirement of crops by as much as 50 percent.”
Alcala said his visit and meeting with farmers is a means to keep up with his management strategy which he termed as “management by going around.”
Dept. of Agriculture (DA)-12 regional information officer Nelly Ylanan said “Bio-N is being sold at P75.00 per packet of 200 grams.”
By touching base with farmers and fisherfolk, he said he gains personal insight on the latter’s actual needs, concerns and activities necessary to make appropriate actions and interventions for each situation and area of the farming sector .
Meanwhile, Nadja Gayanandang, chief, DA-12 Soils Laboratory explained that when applying Bio-N, it is important to place rice seeds in a container with a little water enough to moisten it.
He added every concern from the farmers, local officials and peoples’ organization is vital to come up with a more responsive and realistic approach towards agricultural development to attain President Benigno Aquino III’s twin goal of food sufficiency in 2013 and zero rice importation.
In that process, she said, “we allow Bio-N to stick to the seeds.” A drop of sticker to the water is also recommended to enhance the moisture.
“I hope you become our helpers and partners in achieving these goals of the Department of Agriculture,” he said. (DEDoguiles/PIA12/DA 12)
Gayanandang said the treated seeds “should not be exposed to direct sunlight” but should be stored in a cool place until ready to use.
“The inoculated seeds should then be drilled in the planting hole then covered with soil,” she stressed.
Apart from the launching, Alcala also turned over farm implements, sprayers, vegetable seeds, plastic drums and coffee seedlings to the local government units (LGUs) of Isulan and Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat; Magpet, North Cotabato; and Banga, South Cotabato. (With reports from Edgar Allan Pasaol/DA12/PIA General Santos City)


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