CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Farmers and crop growers in Misamis Oriental now have a dedicated venue to sell their products following the launch of the provincial farmers’ market during the kick-off of the annual Kuyamis Festival on Monday.
Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano said the farmers’ market will be held every weekend starting this week, adding this will offer local farmers a wider market for their products.
Emano said he will ask the officials of the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (Cohara) to persuade them to source their food products from Misamis Oriental farmers.
“Hopefully, Cohara will buy their ingredients through [our] farmers, from vegetables, fruits, to meat,” he said at the sidelines of the festival’s opening program at the Provincial Capitol grounds.
He said the weekly display of agricultural goods was patterned after the farmers’ market at Salcedo Village in Makati City.
Another attraction the provincial government has added to the Kuyamis is the Ms. Gay Misamis Oriental 2018, which, Emano said, will help the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) community to showcase their talents and promote the province at the same time.
Emano has noted that more towns are now joining the festival. From the province’s 23 municipalities and two component cities, only four towns have not participated in this year’s festival, in celebration of Misamis Oriental’s 88th founding anniversary.
“Their [municipalities] is a huge help to promote the province. What we are doing is actually not for Bambi Emano, it’s apolitical. What we’re doing actually is helping them promote their municipalities and cities,” he said.
Participating towns have set up booths at the Provincial Capitol grounds displaying their delicacies and other products.
Among the top products of the province are, namely, “ginamos” (salted fish) from Libertad, “Bibingka” (glutinous rice cake) from Manticao, buko pie from Medina, “bulad” (dried fish) from Tagoloan, and fresh fruits from Gingoog City. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/PNA)
