DA 6 Provides Bacolod City
Small Scale Composting Facility
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Picture shows Sen. Cynthia A. Villar (center) cutting the
ribbon during the turn-over of small scale composting facilities to the local
government of Bacolod City, in front of the City Hall last June 16, 2015. From
left are Atty. Bacolod City Administrator Atty. Valencia, Councilor Kalaw Puentevella,
DA-Reg’l. Technical Director Joyce S. Wendam, Ms. Patching Puentevella, DA 6
Acting-Reg’l. Executive Director Roy M. Abaya and Councilor Gamboa. (JEEOgatis
photo)
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In order to intensify the production of organic fertilizer,
the Department of Agriculture, RFO 6 has provided a P400,000 worth of Small
Scale Composting (SSC) facilities to the City of Bacolod, Negros Occidental.
The turn-over of the equipment composed of one unit Hammer
Mill, one unit Rotary Composter and one unit Squeezer was led by Senator
Cynthia A. Villar, Chairperson of the
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food .
Senator Villar stressed that the DA is mandated to provide
small scale composting facilities among major cities in the country to make use
of the available market waste within the area for organic fertilizer.
She said that these facilities will make use of volumes of
coconut husk, vegetable leftovers and other biodegradable materials collected
from the wet markets.
Villar encouraged all LGUs to produce their own organic
fertilizer out of market/kitchen wastes and produce their own organic
vegetables and products.
Atty. Hermilo O. Paoyon, OIC-City Agriculturist of Bacolod
City said that the SSC will be utilized at the material recovery facility (MRF)
of Bacolod City wherein there is a two hectare techno-demo on vegetable
production.
He said, the three major markets of Libertad, Burgos and
Central will supply the needed raw materials for the SSC. The utilization of
the SSC will serve as motivation for the workers in the techno-demo area and
additional livelihood among them.
The SSC ensures the commitment of the DA to intensify the
production of organic fertilizer, helps mitigate climate change and provides
additional livelihood among urban poor through adoption and practice of
container gardening among households./MP
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