FARMERS in the municipality of Basey in Samar learned new ways to plant sweet potato through the Samar State University.

The school, through its Science and Technology Community-Based Farm project, trained more than 30 farmers of Barangay Balante on the proper handling of stem cuttings and planting system of sweet potato.

The project aimed to enhance and sustain sweet potato production through innovative techniques of planting.

Dr. Marife Lacaba, SSU-STCBF project leader, said that the participants attended an orientation held by Renalyn V. Bardaje, project agriculturist, and Adolfo Orbasilo who represented Lina Padagdag, the municipal agriculturist.

“We saw the willingness of the farmers to learn the science of planting to improve sweet potato production in their locality,” Lacaba said.

After the orientation, the farmers participated in the planting activity.

“We enjoyed the activity and learned so much especially that we were able to experience how to apply the staggered planting system and how to handle stem cuttings,” Genaro Oñate, one of the trainees, said.