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DA’s ‘pinaka-best’ of agri products competition now on its 2nd year
| By pinoyfarmer | October 5, 2008 |  |
The Department of Agriculture is set to present the awards on October 11 to the winners of this year’s search for the best Philippine farm and fishery products in terms of size, weight and physical appearance, an annual competition now on its second year that aims to recognize domestic producers of extraordinary crops and fishes.
The 2008 search for the “Pinaka-best” Agricultural Harvest Contest involves 12 commodities, including the biggest (according to weight and length) banana (cardaba variety), papaya and pineapple; eggplant, cabbage, sweet potato and corn; bangus, lapu-lapu and carp; sugpo (black tiger shrimp), and freshwater shrimp.
The entries must beat the corresponding records set by the last year’s grand winners.
According to the DA’s Bureau of Agricultural Research, entries for fruit and vegetables should be harvests produced within the normal or recommended culture period, while fishery commodities should be cultured or grown by a fish farmers within legally constituted or developed aquaculture facilities.
Individual farmers and fisherfolk or cooperatives were qualified to submit entries in the contest.
The DA’s regional field units and the regional offices of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) facilitated the screening of the entries.
Measurements of the entries were done in the field, with the chosen winners to be harvested on the day before these are transported to Manila to ensure their freshness.
The grand prize winners in each category will be brought to Manila for display during the Agrilink exhibit on Oct. 9-11 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
For this year, the winners are the following: Reggie Mallari of Mexico, Pampanga for banana (Cardaba), which weighs 0.37 kilogram and with a length of 19 centimeters; Mr. and Mrs. Abias Rosalita of Valencia, Bukidnon for papaya, 7.25 kg and 52 cm; Dominador Gonzales of Malilipot, Albay for pineapple, 4.5 kg and 25.1 cm; Vicman Duque of Rizal, Cagayan for eggplant, 0.5 kg and 35 cm; Lucio Amondoron of Dalaguete, Cebu for sweet potato, 2.5 kg and 20 cm; Oliver Britiller of Liliw, Laguna for cabbage, 1.9 kg with a circumference of 63 cm; and Alfredo N. Taipan of Maddela, Quirino for corn, 0.4 kg and 23 cm.
Marcelino D.S. Fernandez of Dagupan City for bangus, 6.7 kg and 98 cm; Alexander Amorin of Mauban Quezon for lapu-lapu, 6.3 kg and 62.23 cm; Francisco Ceremonia of Binangonan, Rizal for carp, 8.02 kg and 62.12 cm; Chrisanto Cantong of Binmaley, Pangasinan for black tiger shrimp (sugpo), 0.17 kg and 24 cm; and Lenoardo Matienzo of Tanay, Rizal for freshwater shrimp (ulang), 0.5 kg and 29 cm.
Besides the Pinaka-best contest, the DA is also sponsoring the O! May Gulay cooking competition to encourage households in urban areas to cook affordable and nutritious vegetable recipes.
The contest is open to all public high schools from Metro Manila represented by two students from each participating school. The final round of the competition will be held on Oct. 11 also at the World Trade Center, with the first prize winner receiving a cash prize of P20,000, a trophy, an exposure trip to Baguio City for the winning section (maximum of 50 students) and a special prize for the school.
The second prize winner will receive P15,000, a trophy, an exposure trip to Tagaytay city for the section (maximum of 50 students) and a special prize for the school. The third prize will get P10,000, a trophy and a special prize for the school.
The school finalists which will be cooking their entries during the finals on October 11, 2008 are: Manggahan High School (Fresh Lumpia in pumpkin wrapper and sauce); Dr. Arcadio Santos National High School (Imbutidong Papaya at Malunggay); Malabon National High School (Veggie on the go!!!); Jose Abad Santos High School (Vegetable wraps); Don Alejandro Roces, Sr. Science-Technology High School (Kala-Malu-Tahong Rolyo Con Blanco Sarsa) ; and Ramon Magsaysay High School in Cubao (Vegetable and malunggay balls with sauce).
Source: Philippine Department of Agriculture
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