Stakeholders of the sugar industry will gather anew for a Sugar Forum on April 20, 5 p.m. at the Grand Regal Hotel in Bacolod City, co-convenor Rafael Golez said in a press release.

Sugar producers, planters and millers are enjoined to attend the forum. There is no fee; the forum will be on a pay as you order basis. Sugar Regulatory Administration chief James Ledesma will have a presentation on the state of the sugar industry, including the expected current crop year production, price trends, supply and demand movements and the prospects for the next crop year 2007-2008.

Fernando Corpus, SRA manager of research, development and extension for Luzon and Mindanao, will make a presentation on the technical, production and viability of sugar ethanol.

Five Negrenses vying
for nat'l Gawad Saka

Five farmers and farmers' organizations from Negros Occidental are representing Western Visayas in the Gawad Saka 2007 National Awards of the Department of Agriculture.

Of the seven contenders from Region 6 only two are not from Negros Occidental.

The Negrenses who will vie in the national competition are Noel Horacio C. Abelardo of Bago City, outstanding small animal raiser category; Trinidad Espinido of Talisay City, outstanding large animal raiser category; Vilmo Limuaco, Bacolod City, outstanding agricultural scientist category; Ronald James C. Aluyen of Sipalay, outstanding young farmer category; and Felicisimo N. Pajanconi of Hinigaran, sugarcane farming category.

BFAR in Neg.Occ.
makes P1.6M in '06

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Negros Occidental has collected P1.66 million in fees from fishery operations in 2006.

The amount is higher by P336,635 compared to 2005 collection of P1,323,458 from its offices in Bacolod and Cadiz, BFAR records show. Fees are collected from fishpond rentals of P1,000 per hectare. Negros Occidental has 2,341 hectares of fishponds.

Fishing boats also pay for clearances, licenses, logbook registration and processing.*

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