This kind of conference is surely an open windows for opportunities to all the farmers who cultivated the farmlands to gain more knowledge on a scientific farming methods and strengthen their farming abilities towards sustainable agricultural productivity and environmental friendly community according to Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine B. Rosal during the opening day (Nov.7) of the three days International Conference on Climate- Smart Management for the uplands held at The Oriental Hotel and hosted by the City Government of Legazpi and Bicol University (BU).
She labeled that agriculture was considered as the engine for economic growth of this city and we need to develop the remaining farmlands to sustain the growing demands of the needy and to maintain the liquidity of our local coffer.
The superb lady executive pointed out that for the past several years until now, her administration has conducted several tree planting activities to almost in fact all the seventy villages of this City and likewise injected a squeaks implementation of farm mechanization and modernization program using new farming technologies and irrigation facilities which in turns resulted with flying colors and adequate agricultural productivity.
On the first day of the gathering, Bicol University President Dr. Fay Lauraya blithely welcomed all the guests and visitors from different Government agencies and other Organizations and she thanked for the full supports and cooperation of all the sponsors of the said upland management conference.
On the other hand, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Assistant Secretary for Operation Marcial C. Amaro urged all the participants of the said conference to support the National Reforestation and Environmental Program of the Present Administration of President Aquino through massive tree planting activities to every communities to restore some parts of the devastated areas at the uplands as a measure of reducing the poverty problem of the country and improving the livelihood activities to every community.
Amaro also labeled that we have an urgent needs for the effective implementation of upland management and other Agricultural and Environmental activities to cushion the impact of climate Change.
The other Organizers and Sponsors of the said conference were the Provincial Government of Albay, City Government of Ligao, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) Diliman Quezon City, Phil council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) Los Baños Laguna. Office of Civil Defense V (OCD) Legazpi City, University of the Philippines at Los Baños College (UPCB), Bicol Consortium for Agricultural Research and Development BU Legazpi City, Farmers Community Development foundation Int’l Inc., (UPCB ) College, Laguna Heifer Int’l Albay, CoCo Technologies Corporation, Quirino Highway, Quezon City, Agricultural Training Institute V, BUCAF-CPD Guinobatan Albay and CIRCA and APSEMO Lagazpi City.
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