Local college supports organic farming in Siquijor

By Rizalie A. Calibo

SIQUIJOR, Nov 12 (PIA) -- The Siquijor State College (SSC) expressed its support to the province’s advocacy on organic farming. 

The school, with its 400 students in an information caravan held at the SSC, declared their proactive response to organic farming in the island, said SSC Vice President for Extension and Research Steven Sumaylo. 

As an institution of higher learning, SSC is mandated and expected to be actively involved in extension programs that embraces the concept of people empowerment and human resource development, said Sumaylo. 

This mandate hopefully can boost the mobilization of knowledge and technology towards productivity enhancement, employment alleviation, and poverty reduction, Sumaylo said in his opening remarks. 

He said the SSC continuously conducts research and extension programs that emphasize science and technology interventions and its contribution to the country’s development agenda. 

Sumaylo assures that the SSC administration and its students will give its support to the undertaking of the provincial organic agriculture board and its technical working committee in toiling the minds through instruction and information dissemination. 

He said that SSC has revised its vision and mission towards becoming an effective agent of change in making Siquijor province and its nearby areas progressive and prosperous. 

He believed that through this, SSC and its students, as well as their parents will become organic farming advocates if not, organic farmers themselves. (mbcn/RAC-PIA7, Siquijor)