Agri-10 targets digitalization of agri-data. 

 

The Department of Agriculture – Region 10 (DA-10) thru its Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Y. Pacamalan unveiled plans for digitalization of the agency’s data system in two separate meetings with DA partner-stakeholders on May 15, at the DA compound in Cagayan de Oro City.

RED Pacamalan shared plans for bamboo industry expansion during the courtesy visit of a team from Cagayan de Oro Confederation of Farmers, Fisherfolks, Urban Communities, Cooperatives and Micro-Entrepreneurs (CDO Confederation of FFUCC and ME) headed by its president, Robert C. Questadio.

He said that the DA will geo-tag bamboo production areas in Cagayan de Oro City in an effort to organize bamboo supply-market linkage.

Meanwhile, in a meeting with the National Economic and Development Authority – Region 10 (NEDA-10) Chief of Economic Development Specialist, Archimedes C. Lazaro, RED Pacamalan bared the agency’s plans in improving its reporting system and harmonization of agri-related data with other government agencies and local government units.

He maintained such initiatives will not only modernize the region’s agriculture sector database, but also ensure efficient planning and allocation of resources for improved farmers’ productivity. # (AMBM)