2010 ABACA DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

Project Title: ABACA DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR LEYTE AND SOUTHERN LEYTE
Proponent: Fiber Industry Development Authority
Cooperating Agencies: Local Government Unit of Sogod and Barauen
Locations: Sogod, Southern Leyte and Burauen, Leyte
Source of Funds: 2010 General Appropriation Act (GAA)
Project Cost: P15M

          The Authority continued to implement its abaca disease eradication project and encouraged farmers in affected areas to participate in the project. In 2010, the FIDA focused its abaca disease operation in the 25 barangays of Sogod, So. Leyte and 23 barangays in Burauen, Leyte, the areas severely affected by abaca diseases.
Summary of 2010 Accomplishments
Locations
No. of Barangays Covered
Target Area (has.) (2007 Data)
Actual Area Planted & Treated
% Accomplishment
% Disease Insidence Before Treatment
No. of Farmers Trained
Chemicals Used (liters)
No. of Bamboo Sticks Used
Remarks
Herbicide
Insecticide
Sogod, Southern Leyte
2009
2010






12
13



2,185.90
1,961.31






3,383.10
2,093.25






154.76%
106.73%



20.33%
13.13%






1,513
1,093






642.28
271.44






829.12
622.19






721,302
342,436



Completed the Project but needs re-visiting of areas & follow-up disease eradication w/the LGU.
Total
25
4,157.51
5,476.35
141.72%
16.63%
2,552
913.72
1,451.31
1,063,738
Total for Sogod only

Burauen, Leyte
2010



6



1,888.69



1,210.60



64.09%


52.92%



879



549.92



484.50



790,802
Other barangays not yet covered. To be continued in 2011.
Total (2010)
19
3,850.00
3,303.85
85.81%
1,918
821.36
1,106.69
1,133,238
The target area (has.) for 2010 was not accomplished due to the delay in the purchase of chemicals by Region VIII.