The Department of Agriculture Region 4A is set to create a Regional Task Force for the implementation of the Farmers’ Production and Exchan...
The Department of Agriculture Region 4A is set to create a Regional Task Force for the implementation of the Farmers’ Production and Exchange of High Quality Inbred Rice Seeds (SEEDEX) project in the CALABARZON region.
In a recently concluded meeting, the Officials from DA 4A, representatives from Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Los Baños, Agricultural Training Institute 4A (ATI 4A), Bureau of Plant Industry-National Seed Quality Control Services (BPI-NSQCS), and provincial agriculturists in the region tackled the details of the creation of the regional SEEDEX task force, its implementing guidelines, and potential for the future.
One of the responsibilities the task force will assume would be ensuring the availability of preferred varieties to clusters nationwide by coordinating seed production of registered seed class with the National SEEDEX Task Force.
According to DA, the SEEDEX project aims to raise the productivity and income of small time farmers by strengthening the use of quality seeds of appropriate inbred varieties in various rice-producing provinces of all the 16 regions in the country, except in provinces prioritized for hybrid rice production.
DA 4A Assistant Regional Director (ARD) for Operations and Extension Milo D. Delos Reyes said continuous coordination with the provincial agriculturists is highly important since the SEEDEX project to be prompted in the region will focus more on areas where the number of seed growers is lacking.
CALABARZON’s Regional Task Force shall be headed by the ARD for Operations and Extension of DA 4A and will be composed of members such as the BPI-NSQCS, PhilRice Los Baños, ATI 4A, Regional Rice Program Coordination, Regional Seed Coordinator, and Provincial Agriculturists.
A communication shall soon be sent to seek nominations from the member-agencies followed by a special order to be issued to finally formalize the creation of the Regional Task Force and its composition, he said. (Joy Gabrido/DA 4A)
In a recently concluded meeting, the Officials from DA 4A, representatives from Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Los Baños, Agricultural Training Institute 4A (ATI 4A), Bureau of Plant Industry-National Seed Quality Control Services (BPI-NSQCS), and provincial agriculturists in the region tackled the details of the creation of the regional SEEDEX task force, its implementing guidelines, and potential for the future.
One of the responsibilities the task force will assume would be ensuring the availability of preferred varieties to clusters nationwide by coordinating seed production of registered seed class with the National SEEDEX Task Force.
According to DA, the SEEDEX project aims to raise the productivity and income of small time farmers by strengthening the use of quality seeds of appropriate inbred varieties in various rice-producing provinces of all the 16 regions in the country, except in provinces prioritized for hybrid rice production.
DA 4A Assistant Regional Director (ARD) for Operations and Extension Milo D. Delos Reyes said continuous coordination with the provincial agriculturists is highly important since the SEEDEX project to be prompted in the region will focus more on areas where the number of seed growers is lacking.
CALABARZON’s Regional Task Force shall be headed by the ARD for Operations and Extension of DA 4A and will be composed of members such as the BPI-NSQCS, PhilRice Los Baños, ATI 4A, Regional Rice Program Coordination, Regional Seed Coordinator, and Provincial Agriculturists.
A communication shall soon be sent to seek nominations from the member-agencies followed by a special order to be issued to finally formalize the creation of the Regional Task Force and its composition, he said. (Joy Gabrido/DA 4A)
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