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Western Visayas will be affected due to the separation of Negros
Occidental from the region.
Roy Abaya, officer-in-charge of Department of Agriculture-6, stressed
that Negros Occidental is one of the leading provinces in organic agriculture.
He added that 70 percent of the region’s organic products are from this
province.
He stressed that the departure of the province from Region 6 due to the
creation of the new region is a big loss to organic agriculture.
Because of this development, Abaya is urging the remaining provinces in
Region 6 to boost organic farming. “Nevertheless, looking at the entire
Philippines, Negros can still contribute to the growth of organic agriculture
in the country,” he said.
Five percent of agricultural lands in the country should be converted
to organic farmland by next year, he said, as he cited Republic Act 10068 or
the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010.
He added that one third of the farmlands nationwide are into organic
farming.
Meanwhile, Abaya said the DA regional offices in Western Visayas and
Central Visayas have recently met following the order of President Benigno
Aquino III to all national agencies to extend assistance during the transition
of the newly-created Negros Island Region.
The DA regional office of the new region will be set up in Bacolod
City, in Negros Occidental during the three-year transition period.
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