SORGHUM GROWING PUSHED
AS LIVESTOCK SECTOR GROWS
By Manny Piñol
The Department of Agriculture will push starting next year the propagation of Sorghum, a grass variety which produces protein-rich grains, to supplement Yellow Corn needed for feeds for poultry and livestock.
The Sorghum Production Program (SPP) will be focused mainly in Indigenous People’s Ancestral Domain Areas because it could be easily grown in poor soil.
Sorghum could also be harvested three times because of its ratooning characteristics where it regrows when cut at ground level.
Just like corn, Sorghum is protein-rich and feed millers said they are interested in engaging farmers who will grow the crop.
The rapid growth of the poultry and livestock industries has increased demand for Yellow Corn pushing prices up.
Unde the SPP, the DA Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) will be the lead agency.
SAAD will distribute Sorghum seeds, including fertilizers, to IP farmers the value of which will be deducted from the proceeds after harvest to make the program sustainable.
(Video and photos of Sorghum were taken in my farm in Kidapawan City.)
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