YRRP 2017 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN CALUBIAN- AN ASTOUNDING SUCCESS

One of the essential factor of implementing the Vegetable Techno-demo farms in the municipality of Calubian as one of the major component in the YRRP 2017 project is the expertise of Agricultural Technologist in implementing the program. With the presence of different farmer associations scattered municipal wide composed of very willing farmer recipients, the project has resulted a very positive results which impacted to the lives of farmer-participants. This project can not be made possible without the very potent minds of the DA Region 8 planners who had cascaded their ideas to the grassroot level. For this reason that we would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to the regional leaders who had spearheaded this project specially to Boss Lando Hipe who had been constantly monitoring our progress,  SALAMAT SIR.

To give our donors more ideas on the vegetable demo-farms project in Calubian, the picture below shows the distribution of demo sites which had been strategically selected for the project's wider influence.

The following are the different farmer associations as recipients of the demo farms starting from the North;

1. Airport Farmers Association or AFA located at Brgy Casiongan. Most of the farmers are rebel returnees who had been actively involve in vegetable production. The group had been closely monitored by Mrs Norma Reston who is the assigned BAW or Barangay Agriculture Worker of the Brgy Jubay.

2. Still located in the northernmost part of Calubian is the cluster of barangays which formed one farmer association such as the DLPJ FFA or the Dalumpines-Laray-Pal og-Jubay Farmers and Fishermen Association.

3. The Caruyucan Agri-Marine Ventures Association or CAMVA is an agrupation of farmers and fishermen of Brgy Caruyucan with Brgy Captain Rafaelito Sillar as its leader. The group is also actively involved in some livelihood activities aside from farming.

4. Next  is the Inalad Farmers and Fishermen Association of Brgy Inilad. Below are some pictures during their establishment of the demo-farm;

5. The Calubian Central Farmers Association- this association is located in Brgy Villalon, Calubian, Leyte. Some of its members are coming from the neighboring barangays of Paula, Hda Enage, Railes and Labtic.

6. The Bresa Agricultural Cooperative or BAC was organized during the time when the Heifer International Philippines an  NGO based in the US was still active in Calubian. Its membership are the members of the different self-help group organized under Heifer.

7. The Kabicolan Agri-Farmers Association or KAFA is an association located at Sitio Kabicolan of Brgy Villanueva. It has already been a recipient of some equipment coming from the DA Regional Office 8 as well as from Heifer who had awarded them a rice mill.

8. The Calubian Association of Rural Enterpreneurs or CARE is an association of business minded individuals. This group is so active in pooling financial resources that made them the first millionaire under the DISOP assisted group of associations. They had established their farm in the mountainside of the barangay.

9.  The Kawayanan Farmers Integrated Livelihood Association or KFILA is located at Brgy Kawayanan whose membership are coming from Brgy Kawayanan and Dulao.

10. The Brgy Petrolio Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative or PETFA MPC  is one of the original farmer cooperative which was organized under the leadership of the PCA people. They had also been a recipient of this project;

11. The Calubian Agri-Products Producers Association or CAPPA is an association located Sitio Kalunasan, Brgy Tagharigue, Calubian, Leyte. This group is so active in doing agripreneurial activities and even a consistent supplier of Organic vermicast through the assistance of DAR.

12. The Juson Farmers and Fishermen Association or JusFFA whose members are coming from Juson, Villahermosa and Garrido.

13. The Nipa Farmers and Fishermen Association of Brgy Nipa.

14. Last but not the least the MVCCrOP FFA or the Mahait-Veloso-Cantonghao-Cristina-Obispo and Pates Farmers and Fishermen Association, another cluster barangays formed into one association.

SERBISYONG TOTOO...

Mga kaigsoonan ko sa Calubian, ang opisina sa Agrikultura sa atong lungsod naghatag ug serbisyong walay tihik tihik, ug usa lamang ang among katuyoan nga mao ang pagpalambo sa kinabuhi sa atong mga mag uuma. Sukwahi sa mga pulong sa ubang Politiko nga gibuhat lamang kini namo tungod kay nagkadool na man ang piniliay, ako lang klarohon nga kining among serbisyo mapadayonon kini,  may eleksiyon man o wala. Tungod kay ang mga tawo sa Agriculture dili mga politiko ug dili mga kandidato. Busa, kadtong nagsulti ug mga fake news diha, nagbutang butang ug maot,  huna hunaa ninyo sa makadaghan tungod kay ang Politika lumalabay lamang apan ang serbisyo sa among opisina sa kanunay anaa sa matag adlaw. Kun duna may kausaban sa mga kinaiya sa mga mag uuma, kana tungod kay mituhop na sa ilang galamhan nga ang kalambuan maangkon lamang kun kita managhugpong ug magtinabangay. Usa sa mga kahugpungan o asosasyon sa mga mag uuma nga mitoo sa panudlo sa atong opisina mao ang KAFA o Kabicolan Agri-Farmers Association nga anaa sa Sitio Kabicolan nga gipanguluhan ni Carmen Umpad. Sila nag buhat usab ug Vegetable techno-demo ug ang ilang mga membro nakakat-on na sa mga bago ug modernong pamaagi sa panguma nga gitudlo sa Agriculture Office. Pwede ninyo silang suruyon sa Sitio Kabicolan. Ang ilang farm hadool sa balay ni Konsehal Rebecca "Vicky" Wasquin.

ECO-DRR TRAINING CONDUCTED IN CALUBIAN

Last March 13-15, 2019, a training on "Climate Change and Community-Based Ecosystem  and Disaster Risk Management"was conducted at the ABC Hall which was conducted by the personnel coming from the  Visayas State University formerly ViSCA. The usual approach on disaster management is through engineering such as the construction of evacuation centers, flood control systems, construction of dikes and wharfs and many others. However, the new introduced approach is the utilization of ecological factors probably the adoption of planting native trees as possible barriers for erosion and winds, the rehabilitation of mangrove forest to suppress the forces of waves.  Rehabilitation of forest ecosystem is one of the approach to fight global warming and to revive the natural supply of water.

Project leaders utilized various strategies to effectively impart new knowledge to the participants through room discussions using power point and field trips to different locations such as projects at VSU Villaba campus and a project with adopting farmer. The opening of the training was graced by the MA of Calubian who welcomed different farmer-participants and Hon. Doroteo N. Palconit the Municipal Mayor who gave his inspirational message. Lectures were conducted by no less than the head of the Extension Department of VSU in the person of Prof. Efren B. Saz and Project Director Dr. Marlito Bande.