The annual Ubi Festival will open on Thursday at the Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center (B-APC), Dao, Tagbilaran City, with the theme: "Ubing Bol-anon Tubag sa Kawad-on, Atong Palambuon". The activity provides agri-entrepreneurs a venue of promoting up to date technologies and generating information to enhance production of quality food and other agri-based products, at the same time, ubi buyers can avail of the products at farmgate prices or it assures lower prices compared to prices in the local markets.
Highlights of the festival are: motorcade from Plaza Rizal going to the venue; opening program and ribbon cutting; product display, cooking demonstration, Ubifest contests on Most Promising Ubi Processed Product and Ubi Cuisine; Best Booth, Pinaka Contest, Poster Making and the Literary Musical Contest which includes : Balak, Kuradang, Jingle and Miss Ubi Queen 2009.
Gov. Erico B. Aumentado, Vice-Gov. Julius Caesar F. Herrera, DA-RFU 7 Director Ricardo Oblena, Provincial Agriculturist Liza M. Quirog , DA-B-APC Project Manager Engr. Eugene Cahiles; 17 town mayors with ubi growers and; other key players of the ubi industry.
The festival is spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Bohol thru the Provincial Agriculture Office in partnership with the LIFE Phil. Foundation Inc.; Bohol Ubi Center Foundation, Inc.; the Department of Agriculture through the Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center (B-APC); Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and DA-CENVIARC CES, Gabi, Ubay. (Ma. Gemma Garay-Encabo)
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