ZamboSur gov't to plant cacao, coffee in 10,000 hectares of land


By Gideon C. Corgue

PAGADIAN CITY, February 17--- The provincial government of Zamboanga del Sur is targeting to plant cocoa and coffee of 10,000 hectares of land to earn an income of P100,000 per hectare per year and also generate an income of P1-B for the province.

Governor Victor Yu in his message during the 4th Cacao Festival held at the provincial covered court, said that when he was the congressman of the first District, it was his vision that the province would become rich in the year 2025 by planting and cultivating cacao and coffee seedlings.

The governor reported that currently there are only more than 1,500 hectares of cacao and one (1) thousand hectares of coffee planted by farmers in the province.


Yu observed that it is not easy for the farmers to plant cacao and coffee seedlings because of the challenges faced by the farmers, so they have not been able to plant cacao and coffee within 10,000 hectares of the farm.

Because of this situation, Yu ordered the agriculture's office to make a catch up plan so that the farmers can finish planting cacao and coffee.

The good governor said that the lack of land to grow cacao and coffee is one of the contributory factors why the provincial government has not yet achieved his vision for the farmers.

Yu is optimistic that the planting will be completed in 2030 instead of 2025 and to achieve his vision that the province will become rich in 2030 by planting cacao and coffee.

Cacao and coffee are considered by the provincial government to be the important economic development engine in the province. (jcc/The Pagadian Times)

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