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| ==[[Quirino News]]== | | ==[[Quirino News]]== |
| '''DA, NIA conduct consultation forum on the proposed 5 croppings in 2 years scheme''' | | '''10K hectares of palay ruined by rats''' |
| *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R02&article=451328069929 | | *Source: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/23170-10k-hectares-of-palay-ruined-by-rats |
| *Wednesday 1st of February 2012 | | *Friday, February 03, 2012 |
| :by Melissa C. Agbisit | | :by Joel dela Torre |
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| | RAT infestations in the provinces of Isabela and Quirino in Cagayan Valley resulted in damage to 10,000 hectares of palay. |
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| CABARROGUIS, Quirino, February 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture and the National Irrigation Administration conducted a consultation forum on the proposed adoption of the proposed Five-Croppings in Two Years Scheme last Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Magat River Integrated Irrigation System Multi-Purpose Hall, Cauayan City.
| | Region II Agriculture director Lucrecio Alviar, Jr. said about 7,977 hectares of crops were damaged in Isabela while at least 1,070 hectares were destroyed in Quirino. |
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| In his presentation, Vicente E. Galvez, Regional Irrigation Manager of the National Irrigation Administration Administration-Region 2, said that the proposed scheme will effect to a 175,356 metric tons increase in palay production for the service area of NIA-Region 2. “This means additional income for our farmers in the area,” he said.
| | Most of the destroyed crops were planted near the creeks and irrigation canals. |
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| “Under the proposed scheme, there would be five croppings starting January 2012 until December 2013. The last day of irrigation water delivery for the first cropping or regular dry crop for 2012 would be in March 26 and irrigation water delivery for the second cropping (regular wet crop 2012) would immediately start in April 10. This would allow a third cropping or late wet crop for 2012 starting September 4,” Galvez explained.
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| On the other hand, Lucrecio C. Alviar, Regional Executive Director of the Department of Agriculture -Region 2 stressed that with the advent of climate change, there is a need to revisit the way of doing things, particularly the cropping patterns.
| | Although the infestation has already been contained, Alviar said the affected areas still comprise 15 percent of the 51,497 hectares of planted areas. |
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| Farmer leaders who attended the consultation welcomed the new scheme. However, they expressed apprehensions on the availability of seeds and also the nutrient requirements of the soil, considering the short period of its recovery from the previous cropping.
| | The DA through the Cagayan Valley Integrated Agricultural Research Center provided affected farmers with 27 kilos of rodenticides aside from conducting massive rat baiting campaign. |
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| Director Dante S. Delima, assistant secretary and national director of the AgriPinoy Rice Program of the DA, said the activity was just the initial consultation and if all stakeholders agree to the scheme, the DA would focus its resources towards providing the necessary interventions to ensure the success of the program.
| | Massive information campaign was also undertaken to teach farmers and other rural folks on how to effectively control rats and prevent similar occurrences. |
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| MARIIS officials will be conducting a workshop this week to further discuss the feasibility of the scheme in its service area in line with the projects it is scheduled to implement this year. (TCB/PIA 2 with Melissa C. Agbisit)
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| ==Photo Gallery of Quirino, Philippines== | | ==Photo Gallery of Quirino, Philippines== |