Agri-Pinoy Corn Program Performance Review commences in Surigao City

By Susil D. Ragas

SURIGAO CITY, Aug. 7 (PIA) -- The Agri-Pinoy second quarter Performance Review and Planning Workshop under the Department of Agriculture (DA) startedd on Tuesday, August 6 at Almont Beach Resort, Lipata, this city. The activity will run until Aug. 8.

The three-day activity aims to assist and evaluate the accomplishments of corn program in the country, and to review lay-out plans and projects for implementation.

More than 150 participants comprising national corn program officials, corn coordinators, report officers from 17 regions all over the country and other line-agencies under the Department of Agriculture signed up for the activity.

National Corn Program Coordinator and DA Assistant Secretary for Field Operations Edilberto de Luna, DA Spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Salvador Salacup together with DA-RFU 13 Regional Director Edna Mabeza graced the event.

The Agri-Pinoy Corn Program is a flagship program of the Department of Agriculture which aimed primarily to achieve sufficient and sustainable supply of staple food in the country. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)