The
participants of the training on “Cassava and Sweet Potato
Production” at Brgy. Canhandugan, Jaro, Leyte on 16 May 2013. |
19IB, VSU push
training on Cassava, Sweet Potato Production in Jaro, Leyte
By 19th Infantry Battalion,
8ID PA
May 16, 2013
JARO, Leyte – Another batch
of Leyte farmers participated 19IB and VSU’s training on Cassava and
Sweet Potato production at Brgy. Canhandugan, Jaro, Leyte on May 16,
2013.
The training which was
attended by seventy-five farmers from the six barangays of Jaro, Leyte
aimed to increase production of cassava and sweet potato as
alternative means of boosting the daily income of subsistence farmers.
During the training,
participants were oriented with the latest techniques and technologies
on cassava and sweet potato production. Management and control of
insect pests and diseases of rootcrops were also explained by experts
from Philippine Rootcrops Research and Training Center based in
Visayas State University in Baybay City.
Lt. Col. Joel Alejandro
Nacnac, commanding officer of 19IB said the training was replicated
purposely to strengthen the farmers associations in the town of Jaro,
Leyte.
He further said that the
training was pushed based on the recommendation of the unit’s
Bayanihan Teams in the area who found out lack of training and
technologies as one of the problems raised by the farmers especially
in hinterland barangays of Jaro, Leyte.
Lt. Col. Nacnac is now
calling the attention of the other farmer’s organizations in Leyte, to
register their associations particularly in the Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE) in order to avail of the technical and financial
assistance allocated for them by the government.