Friday, August 29, 2008

PGMA Launches National Seed Program

GMA LEADS LAUNCHING OF THE NATIONAL SEED RPOGRAM IN BARANGAY BAGUTONG, FLORA, APAYAO — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo applauds as she witnesses a chubby lady recipient trying to carry for herself a sack of certified palay seeds after it was presented to her during the launching cereemony of the government’s National Seed Program at Barangay Bagutong in Flora, Apayao. A total of 20 sacks (40 kilos per sack) of certified palay seeds are distributed by GMA to 20 farmer-beneficiaries belonging to the Apayao farmer group. Each sack of certified palay seed can provide rice seedlings for a hectare of farm land. With the President in photo are (from right) Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, Apayao Governor Elias Bulut, Sr. and other local officials. ROLANDO MAILO/OPS/ PNS

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