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Farmers nominate Legazpi CAFC for Gawad Saka achievers award
By Emmanuel P. Solis

LEGAZPI CITY, July 2 (PNA) -- After winning the Regional Gawad Saka Award in April, the Legazpi City Agricultural and Fishery Council (CAFC) has been nominated by the city’s High Value Commercial Crop Farmers Association Inc. for the Gawad Saka National Achievers Award, City Agriculturist Jesus Kallos said in an interview on Thursday.

Gawad Saka is an annual recognition of the Department of Agriculture for the best practices of farmers and fishermen in their own respective areas.

Kallos said his office has already received the communication from the DA regional office regarding the evaluation of the performance and accomplishments of the CAFC to be conducted by the DA this coming Aug. 4-7 for the final national judging.

For the past two years, CAFC has performed a remarkable accomplishment that involves maintaining of nurseries of fruit-bearing and other trees.

It has also made resolutions and recommendations as part of paving the way for the issues and concerns to go directly to government agencies or other institutions for necessary action.

It further links with private sector and works as a volunteer for the development and progress of the city’s agricultural and fishing sector, Kallos said.

He said the CAFC serves as the monitoring arm of the city administration and the DA to make sure that all the services and other assistance from the national government in the agricultural sector are well implemented.

Legazpi City has been awarded by the DA and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and one of the recipients of the 2014 Gawad ng Pagrerehistro ng mga Mangingisda and Fishing Landing Award by ranking number 38 among the top municipalities and cities with most number of registered fisher folk in the national program.

The registration aims to put the fishermen in the right perspective and to identify the people in the community who are involved in the fishing industry.(PNA)

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