Twenty-five farmer associations and civil society organizations from various LGUs of the province received the “Balut” Production Project from the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental, today (October 21).
Gov. Bong Lacson led the ceremonial turnover of the project at the Capitol, with Board Members Manuel Frederick Ko and Andrew Montelibano, and Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Placeda Lemana.

The project is dubbed the Itik-Pinas (Duck) Raising for Balut Production Project under the Expanded Livestock Production and Livelihood Development Program through the Provincial Veterinary Office.
The 3.5 million project includes 5,000 heads of duckling (2-3 weeks old), 25 units of incubator with 250 egg capacity, and 50 bags of duck feed (50 kg/bag).

It aims to initially help fill in the gap in the supply of “balut” or fertilized duck eggs in the province, which is estimated at 700,000 pieces monthly; provide livelihood opportunities to farming communities and animal raisers affected by Transboundary Animal Diseases; and support the food efficiency initiatives of the province under the Abanse Negrense Priority Development Agenda.

Meanwhile, boars were given to AI Centers located in the cities of Escalante, Cadiz, Victorias, Bago, La Carlota, and Himamaylan, and the municipalities of E.B. Magalona, Murcia, Moises Padilla, and Candoni, as part of the continuing implementation of the Provincial Animal Genetic Improvement Program. #AbanseNegrense