He pointed out that the province has contributed the 25% corn production of the entire region but could still be increased with the establishment of the post harvest facility. NABSCOR will buy the corn products directly from the farmers even without shelling them and drying them because they would be processed as they are immediately. It was learned that the facility could minimize waste since the corn will be bought as they are and which are then transported to Batangas.

Meanwhile, the first post harvest facility worth P23M was recently inaugurated in Sergio Osmeña by the Agriculture Secretary himself. Gov. Rolando Yebes prided that Secretary Yap gave the cited facility to only two provinces in Mindanao: Zanorte and Sarangani Province. He disclosed that the Provincial Government had contributed P2M for its establishment, P5M from Congressman Cely Jalosjos-Carreon and P3M from the local government of Sergio Osmeña.

The said facility has the capacity to mill 200 thousand tons of corn daily and could cater to the milling needs of adjacent provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Sibugay, Misamis Occidental and even that of Zamboanga. (Press Freedom, Vol. XX No. 17)