SPREADING AWARENESS. A team from the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) conducts an awareness drive on crop pests and disease management in Tagbina, Surigao del Sur, on Thursday (April 19, 2023). The DA-13 is set to facilitate the same campaign in various areas of Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur provinces until April 28, 2023. (Photo courtesy of DA-13)
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) is conducting an intensified awareness campaign among farmer's groups in the area on crop pests and disease management.
“The campaign aims to help our farmers better manage crop pests and diseases by providing them information on the emerging pests and diseases using the biocontrol agents, DA-13 said in a statement Thursday.
DA-13 said its Regional Agriculture & Fisheries Information Section, together with the Regional Crop Protection Center and the Field Operations Division, launched the agency's information caravan Wednesday and will run until April 28.
The campaign will cover the different towns of Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur.
The initial leg of the info drive covered the towns of Barobo and Tagbina in Surigao del Sur, which were joined in by more than 50 farmer leaders and representatives from various farmer's associations.
Aside from rice and corn, the campaign will also focus on the management of other major high-value crops' pests and diseases.
“Through the caravan, we are also looking into capacitating our farmers in optimizing their production of farm commodities,” the DA-13 said.
The caravan will also conduct the awareness drive in other areas of Surigao del Sur, specifically in Bislig City on April 20; San Miguel (April 26); Tago (April 27); and Madrid (April 28).
In Agusan del Sur, the DA-13 team is set to roll out the campaign in Bayugan on April 24. (PNA)
