The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist will conduct a training on Cassava Technology Production and Promotion for the program implementers of Local Government Units that aims to integrate corn livestock and poultry farming system and to enhance their skills and knowledge on corn production in Negros Occidental.

Armando Abaño, OPA corn specialist, yesterday said the pilot barangays from 26 LGUs will be the participants in the training on May 30 and June 1.

Abaño said the province wants to improve production of cassava to support the livestock and poultry industry, as one of the ingredients of the feed requirement of the animals.

“We need to enhance the production systems and promote it to all areas in the province to meet the demand and to help boost the increasing population farm animals,” he said.

The training aims to teach farmers the benefits of growing cassava and to strategize the production and promotion activities in the pilot areas in the province. It is funded by the province, the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit 6, LGU’s, and pilot barangays, Abaño added.

The pilot barangays whose representatives will participate are from the cities of Sipalay, Kabankalan, Bago, Silay, Cadiz, Sagay, San Carlos, Escalante, and the towns of Hinobaan, Cauayan, Candoni, Ilog, Himamaylan, Isabela, Moises Padilla, La Castellana, Murcia, E.B. Magalona, Manapla, Calatrava, Toboso, and Don Salvador Benedicto. *LTG

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