Philippines - Upgrading of DENR clonal facility in Babatngon, Leyte to produce quality seedlings for NGP

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Nov. 8 (PIA) – The upgrading of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) old clonal nursery in Babatngon, Leyte, some 33 kilometers north of Tacloban City, into a modern macro-somatic facility is expected to enhance the capability to produce high quality planting materials for the National Greening Program.

DENR-Region 8 Executive Director Rogelio T. Trinidad expressed his gratitude to DENR Secretary Ramon J. Paje for providing the P3.8 Million funds for the upgrading of the Regional Tree Propagation Complex and Training Center.

RED Trinidad said the facility is now equipped with two units of macro-somatic clonal facilities, one unit of recovery facility, hardening beds for cloned seedlings and a hedge garden of different indigenous forest tree species. It also has a laboratory and a conference room capable of accommodating up to 150 people as it doubles as a training center.

“With the renovation, the facility is now capable of producing around 80,000 quality planting materials per year,” Trinidad said.