Corn technicians undergo corn production workshop

PILI, Cam Sur – Twenty-seven (27) corn technicians throughout the Bicol Region, nine of them coming from province of Camarines Sur are now undergoing Training of Trainers on  corn  production.

Held at the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in Guinobatan, Albay, the workshop started last week of June and is slated to culminate in the month of  September.

The corn technicians will be taught various aspects of corn production, more particularly on the recent trends and technology pertaining to this crop.

In  the  province  of  CamSur, Governor LRay Villafuerte  has placed  a  high  premium  on  agricultural  productivity along the  thrust  of  the  province  toward  economic  growth  and  prosperity.

The  El Niño phenomenon that prevailed until the end of May this year has forced some  eighty  percent (80%)  of  the  corn  planters  in  the  province   to  start  planting  just last June resulting in scarcity in supply of crop.

The  OPV (Open  Pollinated  Variety )  yellow  corn  seeds were  planted  last  June  while  some  tried  to  plant  hybrid.

The corn cluster municipalities of  the  province  are:  Calabanga, Pili,  Ocampo,  Sagnay, Tigaon, Goa, Lagonoy,  Baao,  Bula,  Buhi,  Sipocot,  Nabua,  asin  an  ciudad  nin  Naga  asin  Iriga.      / LAGavino/stn - MMEC

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