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Market place of products, ideas, techno at Agri Fair

Written by anyajulia on 06 July 2009

ALSO keeping its vision of transforming Bohol into a strong agro-industrial province, local authorities here put up a marketplace of ideas, technologies and products as well in an easy to find place.

Officially opened Friday, July 3, 2009 by no less than Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, the Sandugo Agri Fair is a month-long one-stop shop for agricultural ideas, technologies and yes, products at farm gate prices, organizers said.

This as the Department of Agriculture and its local counterparts cut the ribbons to open the Fair at the Bohol Agricultural Promotions Center grounds.

The fair aims to bring in a single location tech-help and allow farmers and sector stakeholders to market share ideas and technologies as well as showcase the best mari-culture from Bohol’s bio-diverse coastal areas and its hard to parallel farmlands.

Moreover, it also attempts to open up a web-based menu of services and information for farmer scientists, revealed Provincial agriculturist Liza Quirog during the recent Kapihan sa PIA Thursday.

The month-long market place at the grounds of Bohol’s biggest aggie promotion establishment brings to the city, resources for the idea-hungry farmer scientist the technology which should be available at his own bidding, she continued.

Aside from marine products like oysters and seaweeds, the agri-fair also brings in best farm produce and even showcases the best processed food products by a technology assistance center managed by the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, she bared.

Quirog explained that with the annual fair, farmers and aggie authorities here wish to bring out to the mainstream markets these products as well as promote for its adoption by presenting leading technologies.

Lined up aside from the traditional display of fruits, vegetables, adoptable technologies, demonstration booths and farmer information resources are techno-foras and congresses.

Such include Oyster Congress for July 9, Seaweeds Congress for July 10, Cassava Congress on the 15th, Organic inputs producers Assembly on the 17th and Coconut forum on the 20th.

On the 21st, farmers are in for a rice genetics and seed banking forum, Banana Congress on the 23rd, Refreshers Training in Ube and sweet potato on the 27th, Oil Palm Congress on the 28th and Corn Congress on the 3oth. (PIA)

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