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OBJECTIVES

  • General: To control the spread of abaca viral diseases at the manageable level to farmers fo less than 5% of the target areas.
  • Specific:
    1. To treat the 8,535.90 hectares of abaca areas affected by viral diseases from 2009 to 2011:
      a. Sogod, Southern Leyte
      - 4,147.21 hectares
      b. Burauen, Leyte
      - 3,138.69 hectares
      c. Mahaplag, Leyte
      - 1,250.00 hectares
      Target Abaca Areas by Year
      (2009-2011)
      Year

      Location

      Target
      (in hectares)
      Estimated % Disease
      Incidence
      2009
       
      2,185.90
       
      Sogod, Southern Leyte
      2,185.90
      70-100%
      2010
       
      3,850.00
      Sogod, Southern Leyte
      1,961.31
      70-100%
      Burauen, Leyte
      1,888.69
      80-100%
      2011
       
      2,500.00
      Mahaplag, Leyte
      1,250.00
      80-100%
      Burauen, Leyte
      1,250.00
      80-100%
      GRAND TOTAL
      8,535.90
    2. To train a total of 5,731 abaca farmers in the Identification, Eradication, and Control in the spread of abaca diseases:
      Targetted Abaca Farmers to be Trained by Year
      (2009-2011)
      Year

      Location

      Target
      (no. of farmers)
      2009
       
      1,513
      Sogod, Southern Leyte
      1,513
      2010
       
      1,918
      Sogod, Southern Leyte
      1,039
      Burauen, Leyte
      879
      2011
       
      2,300
      Mahaplag, Leyte
      1,200
      Burauen, Leyte
      1,100
      GRAND TOTAL
      5,731