Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) DMO Khristian Kier Alberto and East-West Seed Farmer Extension Manager Girlie Frando met, July 11, with Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman at Isabela City Hall to promote and facilitate investments and enabling policies aimed at enhancing the socio-economic condition of Mindanao.
The agency, through its Area Management Office of Western Mindanao, aims to advance its objectives via the BIMP-EAGA – Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (BKCF) project of East-West Seed titled “Sustainable Intensification through Vegetables Intercropping in Perennial Crops Farming Systems in Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao Island, Philippines.”
The project, which was MinDA’s commitment during the Zamboanga Peninsula Agri-Industrial Summit held in September 2023, aligns with Isabela City’s vision for sustainable and secure food production and supply.
Present at the meeting were MinDA DMO Mark Kevin Rustique, East-West Seed, Assistant Manager for Field Operations Cathelyn Patlin, Senior Knowledge Transfer Specialist Aila Irizsa Ibañez and Janssen Banaña. Also present were LEDIPO Chief Jaime Juanito Rivera, CPDC Gay Palagtiosa, CGSO Eugene Strong and personnel from the City Agriculture Office. (Words by SJ Asakil/Photos M. Santos, CIO)
