RICE PADDY ART. A rice paddy artwork in Barangay Tangid, Laoag Metropolis, that includes the facial picture of Mayor Michael Keon. The paddy artwork was unveiled on Tuesday (Feb. 4, 2025) to advertise sustainable farming and tourism. (Photograph courtesy of the Metropolis Authorities of Laoag)
LAOAG CITY — Farm tourism websites are being developed on this metropolis in partnership with farmers’ associations to make guests keep longer, an official stated on Tuesday.
In an interview, metropolis agriculturist Sheila Opelac stated except for tourism functions, which generate livelihood for locals, the websites are additionally being developed to supply extra alternatives for farmers to extend their revenue.Sources
“Farming is an artwork and a enterprise,” Opelac stated. “We take pleasure in these initiatives to enhance the lifestyle of our farmers.”
On the Todomax flower farm and vegetable backyard launched in Barangay Sto. Domingo final December, farmers proceed to generate revenue from their “choose and pay” for in-season fruit and veggies like watermelon, ampalaya, eggplant, pepper, and string beans.
In the meantime, after the profitable launch of the flower farm and vegetable backyard, a rice paddy artwork was unveiled on Tuesday to advertise sustainable farming and agro-tourism.
Article continues after this commercial
The rice paddy artwork venture – situated within the farming village of Tangid nearly 5 kilometers from the Laoag Worldwide Airport – was impressed by related profitable initiatives undertaken yearly by the Mariano Marcos State College (MMSU) in Batac Metropolis.
Article continues after this commercial
It’s the first rice paddy artwork within the metropolis with the help of town authorities, PhilRice and the clustered rice farmers affiliation composed of members from six barangays: Tangid, Bengcag, Pila, Vira, Barangay 1, and Barangay 2.
The Laoag authorities supplied the required inputs, resembling seeds and fertilizers, to ascertain and keep the venture.
“This venture reveals Laoag Metropolis’s dedication to sustainable farming, whereas additionally serving as a particular attraction that mixes tourism and rice manufacturing,” stated Mayor Michael Marcos Keon, whose facial picture was featured within the paddy artwork, in the course of the launching ceremony attended by native officers and farmers associations right here.
“The rice paddy artwork promotes native tourism, showcasing Laoag Metropolis’s concentrate on rice manufacturing and revolutionary agricultural practices.”
PhilRice-Batac director Mary Ann Baradi stated paddy artwork can be a manner of showcasing different applied sciences to farmers to spice up their revenue and cut back the price of manufacturing.
Amongst these applied sciences are the so-called PalayCheck system, Bio-N, natural fertilizer, and the carrageenan plant development regulator.
PhilRice supplied IR 1552, a conventional purple rice selection, for the design, and NSIC RC 216, a high-yielding inbred selection, because the inexperienced background.
In creating the paddy design, the planters utilized the anamorphosis precept, a method utilized in 3D artwork that makes an image look distorted however seems regular when considered from a sure angle. The picture was adjusted to the vantage level of the viewing space and was processed into grids to find out the place to plant the rice varieties on the coordinates within the subject.
The Tangid Farmers Affiliation, represented by their president Jonathan Bumanglag, stated they had been grateful for the institution of a rice paddy artwork, which, he stated, serves as a reminder and inspiration for them to do higher in farming.
Your subscription couldn’t be saved. Please strive once more.
Your subscription has been profitable.
READ: Ilocos Norte bid to change into ‘garlic capital’ will get enhance from Congress