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MOST OUTSTANDING MAYOR AWARD 2021

AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT
Carmen is primarily an agricultural town with mountainous Mayor Jane is vocal about her stand against illegal mining.
areas. 6 out of its 8 barangays are located near forest lands. To ensure the protection of Carmen’s resources, Mayor Jane
As such, bringing basic goods and services to these outlying ordered the revision of the Forest Land Use Plan and the
barangays has always been a challenge. Mayor Jane saw to it refocusing of the LGU’s efforts toward agro-forestry. Mayor Jane
that this problem was addressed immediately by prioritizing the also involved the local communities in regular tree-planting
concreting, repair, and rehabilitation of farm-to-market roads in activities to promote the people’s sense of ownership for the
the most far-flung barangays. environment and to encourage them to protect it.

Aside from the farm-to-market roads, further infrastructure
support was also extended to the agriculture sector by improving
irrigation systems, expanding the Farmers Training Center, and
constructing the Carmen Farmers Market. A goat house was
also constructed for the goat raisers of Brgy. Hinapoyan. Mayor
Jane also initiated the construction of a vermi shed bed to The Municipality of Carmen also intensified its campaign on
promote the organic farming efforts of the municipality. solid waste management with the approval of its 10-year Solid
Waste Management Plan for 2017-2027. Various community
All of the municipality’s agricultural activities culminate activities were conducted to promote proper garbage disposal,
annually in the “Makong Kaumahan” Festival, an event founded segregation, and recycling at the household level. Just this
by Mayor Jane to celebrate the town’s bountiful harvests and to year, the LGU implemented the No Plastic Policy in the
showcase Carmen and its products to visitors. entire municipality.

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