Sugarcane Block Farming
Updates on the Sugarcane Block Farming Project Implementation i n Region XI, XII and the Negros Island Region
Negros Island Region (NIR)
The month of May signals the end of the second quarter for the SBF implementation in the Negros Island Region (NIR). As such,an assessment of the quarter’s activity was conducted on June 2 in Bacolod City. It was attended by representatives from DAR, the ARBOs, other service providers, and ISEDI.
During the assessment, ISEDI reported its accomplishments for the second quarter in terms of trainings, irrigation services provided, techno demo farms and nursery farms established. For the trainings, the ARBOs of Lot 1, 11 and 12 have all been trained in Soil Sampling (Module 1), Land Preparation (Module 2), Planting and Planting Materials (Module 3), and High Yielding Varieties (Module 4).