DOST Isabela trains Dinapigue farmers on organic fertilizer production
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Provincial Science and Technology Center (DOST-PSTC Isabela), in partnership with the National Irrigation Administration- Isabela Irrigation Management Office (NIA-Isabela IMO), recently trained farmers of Barangay Dibulo, Dinapigue, Isabela on “Organic Fertilizer and Production of Natural Farm Inputs”. This initiative supports the Organic Agriculture Act 10068, an act providing for the development and promotion of organic agriculture in the Philippines and other purposes.
Organic fertilizers are fertilizers that are naturally produced and contain carbon. For its function, fertilizers are materials that can be added to soil or plants to provide more nutrients and sustain growth.
A total of 25 participants from Barangay Dibulo received technology training on vermicomposting (by using earthworms) and production of natural farm inputs.
The participants were allowed to participate in lectures that provided the technical know-how on producing organic fertilizer to lessen the use of synthetic fertilizer and chemicals that can be harmful to plants and animals in the long run.
Furthermore, during the activity, Provincial Director Lucio G. Calimag shared the rationale and additional lectures in adopting organic agriculture to provide safe food for their families. To sum it all up, the activity was deemed successful and the participants expressed their gratitude to DOST-II and NIA Isabela for sharing their expertise during the duration of the technology training.
The training was very appropriate for Dinapigue since farming is one of its main economic activities that provides livelihood opportunities for the farmers and their families. Dinapigue is the southernmost coastal town of the province of Isabela and is one of the four remote and isolated coastal towns facing the Philippine Sea in the east and is separated from the rest of the province by the Sierra Madre Mountains. (S&T Pen 02_Angelo Capurian)
