SAN JOSE, Antique – Antique’s Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) is constructing seven greenhouses in Barangay Aningalan, San Remigio town to ensure farmers will be able to produce high-value commercial crops even during the off-season.
“The construction of the seven greenhouses is now about 30 percent,” said OPA chief Nicolasito Calawag.
These would be ready for use in September.
Funded with P19 million from the Department of Agriculture (DA), construction started in March this year in a one-hectare lot.
“By September when the greenhouses are already finished, farmers will be trained how to plant high-value crops like broccoli, cauliflower, and even the cut flowers that could thrive in a cold environment,” said Calawag.
Mayor Margarito Mission Jr. said he is looking forward for the project to take off to further boost the income of farmers.
“The farmers in Aningalan are already into producing high-value crops, but with the greenhouse and the training provided them their livelihood will further improve,” he said.
Barangay Aningalan, located at a high altitude, has a cool climate conducive for the planting of high-value crops. (PNA)
