PCAF, BAI, LGU breaks ground for Canlaon City LOM

“As a city that has a relatively high livestock and poultry population, a modernized Livestock Oksyon Market will truly give way to more improved and efficient transactions and therefore boost revenues for raisers, traders, meat dealers, meat processors and other livestock and poultry stakeholders not only in this area but also in its neighboring towns and cities,” said Dir. Ariel T. Cayanan during the Livestock Oksyon Market (LOM) Project groundbreaking ceremony on June 8, 2014 at Canlaon City, Negros Occidental.

The project aims to increase the income of livestock farmers by as much as 25% and generate employment in the livestock sector through increased trading activities. It also seeks to enhance the capacity of stakeholders from the national to the local level and establish best practices that, in turn, will be disseminated to other LOMs in the country to help improve their operations, thus, contribute to the development of the country’s livestock and poultry industries.

“Canlaon City is selected as one of the beneficiaries of the Rehabilitation and Modernization of Livestock Oksyon Markets in the Philippines because of its good performance in the stockyard with complete records of the livestock industry and a significant increase in its sales,” explained Mr. Joel A. Elumba, Regional Livestock Coordinator.

Dr. Rubina O. Cresencio, Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Officer-in-Charge, in her message, congratulated the city because of its abundance in natural resources which gives them the potential to be one of the developed cities in Negros Oriental. She also identified areas of the livestock industry which should be developed and prioritized such as dairy cattle, strengthening of the native poultry and swine production and construction of class AA slaughterhouses. “This can further boost the industry,” she added.

City Mayor Jaime L. Clerigo extended his gratitude to all collaborating agencies for coming up with a project to help the livestock raisers and for choosing the city as one of the recipients.

Source: http://nafc.da.gov.ph/NAFCNEWs/2014/oksyon.html