DAET, Camarines Norte, April 20 (PNA) - The Daet municipal government led by Mayor Tito S. Sarion distributed some 2,817 bags of assorted fertilizers to farmers in nine rice-producing villages here to boost the town's rice production.
The bags of fertilizers were distributed to farmer leaders of the nine barangays consisting of Lag-on, Gahonon, Alawihao, Mambalite, Cobangbang, Pamorangon, Gubat, Awitan and Borabod.
Each barangay was given 50 bags of urea, 250 bags organic fertilizer, five bags of 14-14-14, and eight bags of potash 0060.
The fertilizer distribution program was held at the Jarencio Hall here recently.
Daet, the capital town of Camarines Norte province, is primarily rural, with 80 percent of its villages classified as agricultural. The fertilizers given by the local government are intended to support the farmers. (PNA)