This laudable program, seeks to promote and intensify the production of priority crops like durian, lanzones and rambutan that have comparative advantages and with progressive viable markets.
The City Government of Tagum shall provide the entire process doesn’t end in the provision of the inputs to the recipients but is a continuing cycle that goes on through the provision of continuous education to the farmers. Such includes the following vital courses on rearing, fertilization, pest/disease control and even the pre-flowering method of the product.
This undertaking was an ultimate strategy to alleviate the living conditions of these marginalized farmers and their families who are beneficiaries of this program thus addressing the problems of poverty, basic education and unemployment.
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| Packing of durian tart at Emerald factory (c) Leo Timogan |
The fruit and product made out of it is not just found in the local areas. Growers had shown a big interest in exporting their product such as durian candies and tarts to other countries. This implies that the product like such are now making names globally.