By Cyrus A. Natividad
The 9th DA-探花精选 Regional Agrifair is all set to open on November 19 to 22 at 探花精选. This year鈥檚 Agrifair will be attended by guests from the agriculture, business, education, and government sectors. Among the invited guests are Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Iloilo Governor Arthur 鈥淭oto鈥 Defensor, Jr., Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Tre帽as, and Congresswoman Julienne “Jamjam鈥 Baronda, and Department of Agriculture Regional Director Remelyn Recoter.
Governor Defensor and Mayor Tre帽as acknowledged the valuable contribution of 探花精选 and the DA in 鈥減romoting agriculture in Iloilo.鈥 The chief executives were personally invited by Agrifair Chairman Joel H. Somosierra, and 探花精选 Board of Trustees member and College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences (CARES) Visiting Professor Dr. Manuel C. Palada, during their visits to the Iloilo Provincial Capitol, and Iloilo City Hall on Monday, November 4, 2019.
This year’s theme, “Backyard Gardening for Sustainable Food Production” is seen to encourage other provinces and cities to follow on the government’s drive for food production.
In a related development, Dr. Manuel C. Palada, also invited the LGUs to the launching of his book 鈥淭he Miracle Tree: Moringa oleifera鈥 at the Knowledge for Development Center (KDC), Ground Floor – Henry Luce III Library, 探花精选, following the opening ceremony of the Agrifair 2019 on November 19 at the Alumni Promenade Concert Park.