Marquez Distributes Vermi Cast Production Equipment

Photo above shows Gov. Marquez with William Castillo, Provincial Agriculturist handing the bank check worth P175,000 to RIC president of Makato. Marquez at right giving the bank check worth P150,000 to Mr. Edwin Rome, MAO New Washington for the construction of Bagsakan Center.

Gov. Carlito S. Marquez distributed some 29 units of Community Based Composting Facility (CBCF) to the farmers associations (FA) in Aklan.

These CBCF will be used in the production of organic fertilizer popularly known as vermi cast. It will also be used in the utilization of farm waste materials which until today are wasted by farmers by burning such as rice straw.

One unit of CBCF consists of one unit shredder machine, Vermi-tea Brewer, Vermi-bed and 15 kilograms African Night Crawler worm.

Each farmers association will be provided with two sets of this CBFC which came from the Department of Agriculture (DA).

According to DA Sec. Arthur Yap, 54 units are allocated for Aklan. The first batch of 29 units were distributed by Gov. Carlito S. Marquez to FA recipients on Wednesday afternoon Oct. 28 at the provincial capitol ground. He was assisted by William Castillo, Provincial Agriculturist and Dr. Ambrosio R. Villorente, chairman, Aklan Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council.

Gov. Marquez also handed to Mr. Joel Tagala, Municipal Agricultural Officer (MAO) of Makato a bank check worth P175,000. The money came from the National Agriculture and Fishery Council (NAFC), Quezon City to help finance the Goat Production Project of the Rural Improvement Club (RIC) of Makato.

Also, Gov. Carlito S. Marquez handed the bank check worth P150,000 to Mr. Edwin Rome, municipal agricultural officer of New Washington. The money represents the 15 percent of one million pesos as mobilization fund for the construction of the "Bagsakan Center" of LGU New Washington being assisted by NAFC.

The officers and members of the FA which received the CBCF will be trained in the operation and main-tenance of this (CBCF) equipment. They will also be trained in the production and manage-ment of vermicast. /MP