Agri-10 personnel participate in the Kawayanihan’s simultaneous bamboo planting, attempting to achieve a Guinness World Record.

 

MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON – In an attempt to set the world record for Most People Planting Bamboo Simultaneously, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) participated in the Kawayanihan: A Circular Economy Movement on October 18, at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC), in Dalwangan, here.

Kawayanihan: A Circular Economy Movement, led by the 1st congressional district of Bukidnon in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology – 10 (DOST-10), is an initiative to raise awareness on the potentials of bamboo to promote circular economy, climate resilience, and sustainability by starting with a Guinness World Records (GWR) attempt.

With 100 planters assigned to a bamboo each, the DA-10 employees, together with its attached agencies, adhered to the strict guidelines of the GWR, and planted bamboos at exactly 9:00 A.M. (Philippine Standard Time).

Said number forms part of the 19 involved areas from the different parts of Mindanao with more than 4k bamboo planters from the local government units, national government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, educational institutions, and the private sector.

After the attempt, the personnel of DA-10, along with its attached agencies, continued to plant 900 more bamboos in its research centers, bringing to 1k of bamboos planted. These research planting sites include NMACLRC (Malaybalay City) and Research Center for Upland Development (Dangcagan) of Bukidnon, and the Research Center for Hillyland Development, in Claveria town, Misamis Oriental.
The result of the GWR attempt will be announced on November 28, during the 2024 National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week celebration of DOST-10. # (CRS/Photo credits: GDA, BJCE, CRS)