STA. CRUZ, Laguna. Laguna’s young farmers recently achieved notable success in the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Young Farmers’ Challenge (YFC) 2023 Competition. The awarding ceremony took place at the Lipa Grill in Lipa City, Batangas.
Several future-generation agricultural entrepreneurs from Laguna were recognized in the YFC Start-Up (Open Category) Provincial Awards. The awardees include:
- Tanim Kabihasnan by Mr. Endrei Dale B. Dela Cruz from Biñan City
- Zoila’s House of Bees by Ms. Ava Minaeir S. Velasco from Nagcarlan
- Aesthetic Aquaponic by Mr. Jerwin L. Patiga from Calamba City
- Fish & Greens Solar Aquaponic Garden & Smoothie Place by Ms. Dianne S. Pagalanan from Sta. Cruz
- JG Shoeshine Enterprise by Mr. Jerald A. Gorgonia and Mr. Darwin D. Alejandrino from Famy
- Green Growth Solutions by Mr. Emmanuel A. Abarquez from Majayjay.
In addition, the YFC Start-Up (Open Category) Regional Awardees were JG Shoeshine Enterprise by Mr. Jerald A. Gorgonia and Mr. Darwin D. Alejandrino. The YFC Enterprise Scaling-Up: UPSCALE Regional Awardee was Valentin Integrated Farm by Roanne Joy A. Valentin from Majayjay, Laguna.
Since its establishment in 2021, the DA’s YFC program has allocated a total of P149.25 million as start capital funds for 2,955 young farmers, commonly referred to as “agri-preneurs,” facilitating the initiation of their agricultural business ventures.
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