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CagVal set to receive 7 Gawad Saka awards

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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—Cagayan Valley is set to receive seven awards this month in the 2017 Gawad Saka Awards of the Department of Agriculture.

Narciso Edillo, DA regional director for Cagayan Valley, said the awards are Outstanding Corn Farmer – Felix Ancheta of barangay Buena Suerte in Cauayan City, Isabela; Outstanding Sugarcane Farmer-Richard Biraquit of barangay Sto. Domingo in Piat, Cagayan; Outstanding Small Animal Raiser-Wilfredo Britanico of barangay Saranay in Cabatuan, Isabela; 

Outstanding Large Animal Raiser-Charlemagne Acierto of barangay Sampaloc in Cabatuan, Isabela: Outstanding Rural Improvement Club-Sto. Domingo RIC of barangay Sto. Domingo in Alicia, Isabela; Outstanding Fisherfolk Culture-Vivian Taniza of barangay Victoria in San Mateo, Isabela and Outstanding Municipal/City Agricultural and Fisheries Council (FARMC)-Gonzaga Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Gonzaga, Cagayan.

“The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Sugar Regulatory Administration, Agricultural Training Institute, local government officials Agriculture and Fishery Councils and the private sector are in high spirits and mode of celebration because Region 2 grabbed seven out of the 23 awards of the 2017 Gawad Saka Search for Agricultural Achievers,” Edillo said.

He said the number of awards for Cagayan Valley this year is one of the second major tranche of awards since the nine awards it received in the previous years.

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Edillo said Cagayan Valley has been awarded by the DA as Gawad Saka Champion Advocate because of the numerous awards it has received through the previous Gawad Saka Search. The awarding ceremonies will be on October 25 at Malacanang in Manila.

The awardees are expected to receive cash awards and plaque of appreciation from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol. 

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