The Davao City Agriculturist Office, together with Byaheng DO30, has recently launched its Davao City Urban Container Program at the rooftop of City Hall Annex Building along Magallanes Avenue.
In an interview Tuesday, Councilor Marissa Salvador-Abella said that the purpose of the program is to inspire the public to do organic gardening in a small plot of land within their homes.
“The project aims to inform those living in the city to also produce their own food and not just rely on farmers with vast tracks of land,” Salvador-Abella explained.
She added that it also aims the people in poverty-stricken and largely populated areas to have food security; it is one of Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio’s 10-point socio-economic agenda, one of which is poverty alleviation.
Salvador-Abella said the city government based their model with a 50 square meter lot wherein one family can save approximately PhP 10,000 worth of vegetables per month.
She mentioned that the said program would also instill that family can bring healthy food on their table through gardening.
Salvador-Abella added that it also addresses waste management through composting.
She added that the CAO would be partnering with barangays for the said program and that they are planning to have five to 10 set ups in urban barangays.
Salvador-Abella mentioned that the city government is ready to provide maintenance and technical support for the program.
“We are hopeful that the program will be a hit among the locals and would inspire many people,” she said.
