Tagbina FA receives dryer from DA
TAGBINA, Surigao del Sur -- The Department of Agriculture – Caraga through the High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) successfully turned over the two (2) units of All Weather Dryer to the Hinagdanan-Soriano Farmers Association.
The Hinagdanan-Soriano Farmers Association with 30 members is a Farmers
Association (FA) of the Local Government Unit of Tagbina, Surigao del Sur that
is engaged in coffee production in a 138 hectares of coffee plantation.
The All-Weather Dryer has an utraviolet stabilized cover to address the
limitation of sun drying during intermittent rain. The design protects the
coffee from the rain and at the same time, the plastic cover also intensifies
the drying temperature thereby reducing drying time.
The drying method is one of the factors that affect the quality of coffee since
drying duration affects the fermentation process of coffee.
Present during the turn over were DA-Caraga Field Operations Division OIC
Melody M. Guimary, Dailinda M. Mamalis of the DA-HVCDP, Municipal Agriculturist
Warlito D. Untua, the FA’s Chairman Carmelito Q. Pilapil, and the association
members. (DA-Caraga/PIA-Surigaso del Sur)
