DA Chief urges Batangas sugar planters to be more competitive

Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (top, 3rd from left) urges Batangas sugarcane farmers to be more cost-efficient and competitive through farm mechanization and adoption of organic farming technologies, during the 60th general assembly of the Batangas Sugar Planters’ Cooperative Marketing Associations, Inc. (BSPCMA), in Balayan, Batangas.

As such, Alcala stressed that the DA will support the establishment of an organic fertilizer manufacturing facility in partnership with the BSPMCA and local government units. During the affair, DA raffled off various farm equipment, inputs and livestock animals. Joining him at top photo (from left) are Balayan Mayor Emmanuel Fronda, Batangas 1st District Representative Tomas Apacible, DA Region 4-B Director Vilma Dimaculangan, DA-Sugar Regulatory Administration Director Lito Sandoval of the Sugar Regulatory Administration, and BSPCMA chairman Danilo Zuñiga. (Photo by Kathrino Resurreccion, DA Information Service)