Davao seals pact with Korean city

DAVAO CITY — The city council recently passed a resolution for Davao City to enter into a sisterhood agreement with Gunsan City, South Korea, with which an agricultural exchange program has been established.

The resolution, filed by Councilor Marissa S. Abella, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, states that the local governments of Davao and Gunsan desire to maximize respective efforts towards the promotion of agricultural sustainability through people-to-people interaction in the area of agriculture.

It also outlined the city government’s various programs to ensure and enhance the quality of agricultural production in every barangay in this city.

Ms. Abella cited her visit to a research project site in Barangays Sirib and Manuel Guianga in Calinan District on Durian and cacao being undertaken by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in partnership with the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).

“This is to improve the yield of cacao and Durian and improve the cultural practices of the crops,” she said, hoping that Korea will open the market for Durian from the Philippines. — Maya M. Padillo