TWO TOWNS in Davao Oriental have been allocated a combined P7-million fund to boost abaca production, starting with a plant disease eradication program. The provincial government, in a statement, said addressing abaca diseases is the “most important” step to improving the industry because it is key to propagating healthy seedlings. “All of our efforts for the program will be useless if we do not address first the eradication of the disease which is viral in nature and quickly spreads,” said “All of our efforts for the program will be useless if we do not address first the eradication of the disease which is viral in nature and quickly spreads,” said Ednar G. Dayanghirang, chief of staff of the provincial governor’s office. The program, which officially starts on Aug. 1, will be implemented in the upland villages of Manay and Boston towns. The fund is sourced from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) through its Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) Program, intended for peace-building through livelihood support. The other components of the abaca projects are nursery development, abaca farm expansion and rehabilitation, and livelihood training support on abaca processing.

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