The province-initiated usage of the Organic Fertilizer locally produced by the Provincial Agriculture Bio-Organic Plant, high value vegetables were produced successfully witnessed by Zambusurians during the Harvest Festival, as part and parcel of the 55th Founding Year celebration of Zamboanga del Sur.
The activity was focused to promote the use of organic fertilizer in vegetable production throughout the province farmland and home gardens to sustain economic growth.
In her message, Governor Aurora Enerio-Cerilles said that her administration is promoting the use of the organic fertilizer for high value vegetables and other crops to help the farmers of Zamboanga del Sur.
Provincial Agriculturist Mahleen Bersales also confirmed that the harvest festival for high value vegetables using organic fertilizer was the first in Region 9.
Meanwhile, Regional Director Oscar Parawan of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit9 gave his support and granted 300 thousand pesos for the first butterfly garden of Zamboanga del Sur.
RD Parawan and Governor Cerilles were the guest in the said activity as part of the province 55th Founding Year celebration.