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Sunday, June 18, 2017
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BACOLOD City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) unveiled a demo village to promote sustainable and climate-resilient farming communities on Friday afternoon in Pontevedra town.
Called Adaptation and Mitigating Initiatives in Agriculture (AMIA) Organic Village, the facility will serve as an area for demonstration of various climate-resilient production technologies, including the use of flood and drought-resilient seeds, integrated farming system, and crop diversification, among others.
Joyce Wendam, regional director of DA-Negros Island Region said the AMIA Village here focuses on organic agriculture development.
“It is also positioned to boost the province’s agricultural productivity and ensure food security,” she added.
Alicia Ilaga, director of the DA Systems-Wide Climate Change Office, who led the launching in Barangay General Malvar here, said the AMIA Village project included components such as the creation of Localized Climate Information Service Center.
Ilaga said the center will mainly work on providing services such as local weather observation, climate risks and impact management, farm-weather advisory creation, and community dissemination of weather and climate suggested management.
The AMIA Village initially covers 25-hectare farms in Barangay General Malvar, and another 25 hectares in Barangay San Isidro.
It is expected to benefit 50 farmers, with one hectare farm each, of different crops including rice, corn, and vegetables as well as those raising livestock animals. (PNA)
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