5,000 hectares of banana plantation expansion set in Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte

BUTUAN CITY, March 17 –- Due to its market demand, three banana plantation growers are set to expand at least 5,000 hectares in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Norte for a wider production this year.

Dole Philippines is already preparing a 1,000 to 3,000 hectares expansion of banana plantation this year in Tago town, Surigao del Sur.

The Cabadbaran banana plantation in Cabadbaran City and Tubay banana plantation in Tubay town, both of Agusan del Norte province are also setting up another 1,000 hectares expansion, also this year.

AMS Farms and AM Soriano in Cabadbaran and Tubay, respectively, and Dole Philippines are eyeing more expansion this year and next year to meet their domestic and foreign market demands.

“This is another 2,000 jobs for this year in these areas,” said Northeastern Mindanao Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Director Brielgo O. Pagaran.

Pagaran also said the US$ 2-billion processing plant of Sumitomo Company is also set to operate this year with 300 new jobs also seen.

In another development, farm equipments were distributed to municipalities thru the effort of Agusan del Sur Gov. Maria Valentina G. Plaza.

Components of the equipment include rice drum seeders and knapsack sprayers to the different recipients as per rice cluster municipality like Bayugan with 30 units, Esperanza 15 units, Talacogon 20 units, Prosperidad 10 units, San Francisco, Trento and Bunawan with five units each, Sta. Josefa nine units and a unit for the Agusan del Sur Provincial Agriculture Office.

The recipient farmer-beneficiaries acquire the actual demonstration and lecture on the direct-seeding technology, operation, care and maintenance of rice drum seeders. (PNA)

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