Dairy zones to be expanded to northern Iloilo
The dairy zone that has been first established in the first district of Iloilo province will now be expanded full blast to the northern towns to enable other farmers to go into dairy production.
Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Officer Dr. Ildefonso Toledo said that because of the growing population of the Holstein, the high breed cattle from New Zealand that has been shipped through the National Dairy Authority that are now around 500, the other farmers will also be given opportunity to go into breeding.
Dr. Toledo said that in the first district of Iloilo, the establishment of the dairy zone has really been of help because some farmers now formed into a cooperative are able to go into dairy processing and sell the milk produced to the local government units for their feeding programs.
Some of the milk made into milk bars and other by products are being sold in the different outlets, thus, giving the farmers additional income.
Dr. Toledo said that with the expansion of the dairy zone to Ajuy, Barotac Viejo, San Rafael, and Lemery towns will be the new potential sites in northern Iloilo for dairy production. (PNA)