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North Cotabato Farmers Go for New Corn Hybrid(Part 2)

In Alamada Valley, North Cotabato, two corn farmer financiers also claim that the performance munce of the hybrid Bioseed 9909 is a lot better than other varieties they have used and, hence, they are pushing its use among farmers whom they are financing.

They are Bernadette “Badette” Ayco, a widow in Brgy. Bao, and Eduardo “Eddie” Octaviano in Brgy. Camansi. Badette started using Bioseed corn seeds in 2004, while Eddie is only in his third crop of Bioseed 9909.

Badette and her late husband started to plant corn in 2 hectares (ha) in 1985. With a capital of P10,000, they were planting seeds of another hybrid seed producer which yielded an average of 120 bags of ears in cobs.. From their harvest they got 40-45 bags of dry shelled corn weighing 95-97 kilograms (kg) each.

From 1985 to 1990, they were bringing their corn grains to traders in Midsayap using hired cargo trucks. The trucking cost then was only P0.20 a kilo, while the price of corn was only P4 plus per kilo. Today, trucking cost has increased tremendously to P0.60 a kilo.

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Former Rural Bank Cashier Succeeds with Bioseed Corn

Frustration could lead one to success if one stops feeling sorry for oneself. This is what happened to a former rural bank cashier in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon who resigned from his job to do his own brand of farming because the management did not heed his suggestion in their lending operation.

That former rural bank cashier is 56year-old Bonifacio “Boni” Alombro, a commerce graduate with specialization in banking and finance.

In the late `70s, he suggested to the officials of the bank where he was the cashier that the farmers who were getting production loans may very well be trained on the new corn production technology to ensure that they would be able to pay their loans. This was because he noticed that farmers’ yields then were shrinking due to their traditional practices and, hence, they had difficulty paying back their loans. The bank would suffer in the end if the farmers could not pay back their loans, he asserted.
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