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Cotabato’s Kalivungan Fest opens with agro-trade fair

TOURISM • 14:49 PM Tue Aug 29, 2017
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Malu C.Manar
One of the highlights of Kalivungan Festival opening ceremonies is dance showdown. (N. Cotabato FB page)

KIDAPAWAN CITY – The weeklong Kalivungan Festival, which highlights North Cotabato’s abundant harvests of agricultural and forestry products, finally opened with the annual economic enterprise, Market-Market sa Kapitolyo and ‘Agro-Forestry Trade Fair.’The trade fair, according to Kalivungan Fiesta 2017 in-charge Jo Abellana, is focused on North Cotabato’s main agricultural products, like, several fruit wines, high-yielding varieties of cereals, native handicrafts, and others.The province’s main products include organic rice, corn, rubber, banana, African palm oil, exotic fruits, and several vegetables.Since 2012, the province registered high yield in rice, corn, and other agricultural varieties.Also, the, ‘Market-Market sa Kapitolyo’ features tourist destinations and potential attractions in the province, including the majestic and breathtaking Asik-Asik spring falls in Alamada town the seven spring falls in Barangay Bongolanon, Magpet and Makilala town’s zipline, probably Asia’s longest.Abellana said they invited several agro-traders, business people, and investors to join the, ‘Market-Market sa Kapitolyo’, where they are given the opportunities to sell their products. This included theTabuanMicro Small Medium Enterprise Special.The ‘Market-Market’ also features, ‘FiestaKulinarya’, a province-wide skills competition on food preparation, food styling or designing, and hotel kitchen and restaurant management.Other than the agro-trade fair, Abellana said the weeklong Kalivungan Festival also highlights, Kavurunan and Tau Sox Festival of the First PeopleLaro ng LahiLumba saPulangi BancaRace Himig, Sayaw at Musikahan, and Employees’ Costume Parade.Invited guests during the Kalivungan’s opening were Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, and Vice-President Leni Robredo will highlight the festival’s culmination day.The Kalivungan Fiesta is part of the province’s 103rdfounding anniversary with a theme, Masaya at Masaganang Pamilya sa Cotabato ay Damang-dama.

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