BANI, Pangasinan - The Agricultural Training Institute- Regional Training Center 1 (ATI-RTC 1), tied up with the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and the Local Government Unit of Bani, Pangasinan, spearheaded a Technical Briefing on Coconut Farming Technologies on May 29, 2024.
Aimed at empowering the participants with essential and relevant learnings in coconut farming, the activity was participated in by 60 coconut farmers and 23 presidents of farmers' associations and cooperatives from the said municipality. Specifically, the activity's objective was to increase farmers' knowledge of various production technologies and management practices for coconut.
The event kicked off with welcoming remarks from the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation, Hon. Honeyflor Caprillas. It was followed by empowering messages from the Mayor of Bani, Hon. Facundo Palafox; Regional Manager of PCA I, II, & CAR, Mr. Mark Roy Macanlalay; and Assistant Center Director of ATI- RTC 1, Dr. Josephine Aben. Their messages have highlighted their continued commitment and support in strengthening the coconut industry in the area. They also stressed out the vital role of the coconut farmers in securing the future of the agriculture industry, as a whole.
The one-day activity employed lectures, discussions, and open forum about good agricultural practices for coconut production and management, programs and services that coconut farmers can avail of, and orientation on the National Coconut Farmers Registry System (NCFRS).
Indeed, this initiative was a collective effort to contribute in the realization of the objective of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan.
