The Provincial Government of Bohol through Provincial Agriculture Office in partnership with the Bohol Ubi Center Foundation Inc., the Department of Agriculture thru the Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center (B-APC), the Agricultural Training Institute and the DA-CENVIARC CES will be holding the 10th Ubi Festival on January 20-22, 2010 to be held at Dao Public Market in front of ICM, this city with the theme "Industriya sa Ubi Palambuon: Hagit sa mga Bol-anon".
The booths and exhibits will be put up on January 20, 2010. The activity will formally start on January 21, 2010 with a motorcade at the Provincial Agriculture Office passing JA Clarin St., Capitol passing CPG Avenue, Ma. Clara St. fronting University of Bohol, Tagbilaran Pier back to Pooc Pantalan passing Gallares St., Cathedral back to JA Clarin St., and to Dao Public Market. The opening program/cutting of ribbon will immediately follow. Governor Erico Aumentado, Hon,. Dan Neri Lim, PA Liza M. Quirog, Engr. Cahiles, BAPC Manager and other SP officials are slated to grace the event together with Sec. Arthur C. Yap who is the Guest Speaker.
This event will be participated in by the 18 ubi producing Local Government Units, farmers, ubi processors and other agricultural key players of the industry. The major highlights of the Ubi Fest 2010 are the Product Display and Selling of ubi at low prices, Ubifest contests on Most Promising Ubi Processed Product, best booth, pinaka contests on specific ubi varieties, highest gross sales, poster making contest and the literary musical contest which includes rap/jingle contest, kuradang, balak, and balitaw.
The said event will showcase Bohol's ubi harvests, create market linkages between buyers and sellers, encourage development of new products and promote Bohol as an agri-tourism province. Submitted by:VILLA M. INGUITO
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