16/01/2026
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The City Agriculturist Office (CAgrO) continues to conduct training on sustainable nursery establishments and grafting in its bid to help farmers produce quality seedlings and increasing production while cutting on costs.
Rommel Loquias, CAgrO Agricultural Technologist, said they conduct training on sustainable nursery production and grafting.
"Importante nga mahibal-an nato kung paunsa ma-increase ang production sa durian and cacao magstart gyud na sya sa seedlings. (It is important to know how to increase the production of durian and cacao, and it starts with the seedlings)," he said.
Loquias said that to cut production costs in nurseries, they encourage recycling water through the establishment of rainwater catchment facilities and to use recycled plastic bags instead of buying polybags.
"Importante maabtan og six months [ang plastic bag] na dili malata. Ang sustainanble na nursery mulahutay kung makatipid ka (It is important that the plastic bag lasts for six months without deteriorating. A sustainable nursery will endure if you are able to save on costs)โ Loquias added.
The equally challenging part of nurturing seedlings is the grafting, which may cost farmers. To empower them to use the right process and styles of grafting, their office, through the district offices, also provide training on grafting.
"I-train namo sila unsaon pag sumpay kay kung paliton pana nimo ang seedling sa durian karon naa na sa sobra 50 ang iyang presyuhan naa sa 70 kapin. Kung naa na sila mapunit na liso iluyong nila gamit ang pinunit na cellophane after six months pwede na nila sumpayon, tun-an nila ang unsa ang daghan na style sa pagsumpay, pwede sila magpa-assist sa technician assigned para sa ilahang barangay (We train them on how to graft because if you buy a durian seedling now, it already costs more than Php50, even reaching over Php70. If they already have seeds, they can plant them using recycled cellophane, and after six months, they can already do the grafting. They can learn about the different grafting methods, and they may seek assistance from the technician assigned in their barangays)," he said.
He said that they teach farmers these methods to empower them to be self-sustaining and not to rely on other agencies, which usually entail additional costs on transportation.
"Amoang gitabangan pag ayo sa opisina kanang maka establish og nursery para sa barangay level at least para matabangan nato ang atong mag-uuma nga naa sa barangay nga dili na sila muadto og DA na layo and dili na pud sila magsalig sa DA or sa City Agri. Naga train ta sa farmers association, organization aron sila mismo ang muproduce sa seedling na ilang gusto didto sa ilahang areas (We help set establish nurseries in the barangay level, at least, so we can assist our farmers. This way, they no longer need to go to the DA offices that are far away, and they also do not have to rely solely on the DA or the City Agriculturist. We provide training to farmersโ associations and organizations so they themselves can produce the seedlings they want in their own areas)," he said. CIO
Written by: K. Caรฑedo
Edited by: A. Nawal
