Rice and corn areas in Davao del Norte have expanded as most small banana growers have switched to grains production. In the Pakigsayod Radio Program, guests from Davao del Norte Provincial Agriculture Office (PAGRO) attributed the massive conversion into either rice or corn to the wide d
Rice and corn areas in Davao del Norte have expanded as most small banana growers have switched to grains production.
The PLGU has purchased two units of backhoe to reconstruct banana farms into rice paddies and corn fields, while also providing them hybrid seeds and fertilizer to restore the productivity of lands left idle and abandoned. Ayco encouraged farmers to maximize the income opportunities of corn production as market buying prices are relatively high at P16.80 to P18.50 per kilo for yellow corn, and P20.00 to P24.00 per kilo for white corn.
“Sauna pa, rice areas ni sila tapos converted to bananas karon nibalik sila sa basakan due to fusarium wilt ,” he said.
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