The Young Filipino Farm Leaders Training Program in Japan (YFFLTPJ) is a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, and Japan Agricultural Exchange Council (JAEC). It aims to develop deserving young Filipino farmers to become farmer leaders and empowered agricultural entrepreneurs.
Basic Qualifications:
- Young Filipino farmers, a member of 4-H Club in the Philippines who is an out-of-school youth (OSY) (not attending school for at least one year prior to application);
- High school graduate (senior high school level), undergraduate, if college level, and technical or vocational graduate;
- Male or female, between 20 to 30 years old, single, and has no live-in partner or child at the time of application;
- Can be a son or daughter of a farmer or fisher, or a cooperator of the ATI certified Learning Site for Agriculture (LSA), or Farm School;
- Has existing agricultural land, regardless of size and status of ownership:
- Not employed in any job for at least one year at the time of application, certified by the LGU;
- Not related to any ATI employee by affinity or consanguinity, for up to 3rd degree;
- Must have at least one (1) year of accumulated farming experience at the time of application;
- Have no overdue obligations from the ATI at the time of application;
- Not a recipient of ATI's Internship program, and has no previous overseas travel related to an Internship;
- Has good community standing or moral character;
- Has good communication skills and English proficiency:
- Willing to learn new technologies and the Nihongo language:
- Passed the following medical examination, to be done in diagnostic clinics, hospitals, or laboratories accredited by the Department of Health (DOH):
a) dental examination;
b) chest x-ray for tuberculosis;
c) stool examination for parasites;
d) serological test for syphilis;
e) proof of positive measles and rubella antibody;
f) examination for Hansen's disease;
g) skin examination for Hepatitis B and HIV or AIDS;
h) ECG exam; and
i) drug and neuro-psychological tests; - Proof of having no tattoos and/or piercing in any part of the body (except for ear piercing for females only); and
- Must be vaccinated with 3 doses of any of the following vaccines against COVID-19 at the time of application: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac.
Documentary Requirements
Kindly click to download and fill out the attached forms:
- Personal Information Sheet (Form No. 1);
- Personal History (Form No. 2);
- Farming Experience Certificate issued by the Barangay Chairman and Municipal Agriculturist or Agricultural Technologist (Form No. 3);
- Certification showing bonafide residency, with good community standing in the area from the Barangay Chairman (Form No. 4);
- Certificate of No Overdue Obligations from ATI (Form No. 5);
- Certificate on Basic English Knowledge issued by the Agricultural Technologist orMunicipal Coordinator (Form No. 6);
- Certificate of Commitment to Learn Nihongo and New Farming Technologies (Form No. 7):
- Letter of Recommendation the rom Center Director of ATI-RTC, including the result of selection and field validation (Form No. 8);
- Proof of Membership to any Agri-Based Organization;
- Training certificates on agriculture and non-agriculture (certified true copy, if applicable);
- Certification from the last school attended on the latest educational level attained;
- National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance with 1-year validity;
- Authenticated PSA Birth Certificate and Certificate of Live Birth from the Local Civil Registrar Office;
- Tax Identification Number (TIN) ID;
- Philippine Passport valid for at least five (5) years at the time of application; and
- Digital Vaccination Certificates through VaxcertPH.
You may send your application to rtc11.dcc@ati.da.gov.ph with the Subject: YFFLTPJ BATCH 2023 APPLICATION.
Application is open for Davao Region residents only. Application forms may be submitted until November 27, 2022.
Schedule of written examination will be on November 29 at ATI-RTC XI, Datu Abdul Dadia, Panabo City, Davao del Norte.
Should you have any clarifications, you may contact Ma. Cristin Rosan T. Besario - 4-H Focal Person, Media Production Specialist II, ATI-RTC XI | 0917 321 6134.
