The P7-million storage facility will hold reserves of agri inputs such as seeds and fertilizers as these await distribution to farmers, while the P3.5-million Bio N Laboratory mixing plant will produce Bio N microbial inoculants and Bio N concentrate to be used by farmers as supplementary fertilizer.
Meanwhile, two multi-purpose vehicles were also turned over to the office during the facility blessing and opening ceremony.
The additional multipurpose vehicles worth P4 million will ensure smoother and faster distribution of agri inputs to farmers.
CAgrO Head Edgardo Haspe said the budget for these new assets was taken from the city’s Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund.
He said the storage facility has fertilizers, seeds, and others that are needed by the farmers especially with the onset of El Niño.
The facilities will also give immediate support to farmers especially those affected by the recent calamities.
Haspe said the Bio N organic fertilizer to be produced in the mixing plant will reduce the farmers’ need to procure commercial fertilizers by half.
This is especially useful, he explained, as the prices of commercial fertilizer continue to inflate in the global market.
The agri inputs storage facility currently houses 200 bags of upland rice, 180 bags of corn seeds, and bags of various vegetable seeds. It also holds 2,125 bags of different kinds of fertilizers and 620 liters of fertilizer concentrate that are all up for distribution.
Mayor Sebastian Duterte in his message read by Haspe, said that the new facilities will enhance the efficiency of the city’s agricultural practices.
The mayor said he is certain that “significant progress towards transformative and sustainable agriculture” will be made in the city.
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