(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - More than 5,000 small farmers in Bago City, which has been recognized by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as one of the country's top rice producers, have received certified rice seeds worth PHP17 million from the national and local governments from January to June this year. Data as of Thursday showed about 15,000 bags of certified seeds, weighing 20 kg. each, were released by the DA to identified rice farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program. Through the city government's palay subsidy program, 4,000 bags, each containing 40 kg. of certified seeds, were also distributed. City Agriculturist Carlito Indencia said they provide farmers with quality seeds to increase their palay (unhusked rice) production. "Based on research, at least 10 percent increase in production is expected when using certified rice seeds," he said. Bago City, located just south of Bacolod, has been dubbed the "rice granary of Negros
Dina Genzola, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist in Negros Occidental, delivers a message to farmers in Pontevedra town. Some
CROP INSURANCE. Dina Genzola, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist in Negros Occidental, delivers a message to farmers in Pontevedra town, who are beneficiaries of the Agri-Fishery Insurance Program during an event at the municipal gymnasium on Wednesday (Jan. 26, 2022). Some 428 farmers in the southern municipality received PHP1.978 million worth of insurance claims. (Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Some 83,247 farmers in Negros Occidental have been enrolled in the Negros First Universal Crop Insurance Program (NFUCIP) as of the end of 2021, based on the latest data of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA). Dina Genzola, officer-in-charge of OPA, said in a statement on Thursday through the initiative, the province aims to assist farmers affected by typhoons and allow them to start planting again. The farmers, who plant rice, corn, and high-value crops and engage in fisheries, have insured a total of 93,374.84 hectares. Of t
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RECOVERIES AFTER CHALLENGES. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson delivers a message during the turn-over of the PHP90-million financial assistance of the National Housing Authority to the provincial government at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City on Dec. 29, 2021. The amount will be used to rebuild homes damaged during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The year 2021 is another challenging period for Negros Occidental since it started and ended with natural disasters that left the Negrenses reeling while grappling with the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. But with the tests also came the triumphs backed up by the resilience of both the provincial government and the residents. The "Abanse Negrense", the rallying call of the administration of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, came to the fore as the provincial government heightened its Covid-19 response to rebuild lives and recover fr