ATI-Caraga equip AEWs, LSA Cooperators to be Master Trainers

Sunday, May 8, 2022 - 21:18

BUTUAN CITY- The Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) 13 conducted the second batch of the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Digital Farmers Program (DFP) on April 27-29, 2022.

There were twenty-four (24) participants comprising Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) and Learning Site for Agriculture (LSA) Cooperators and staff were trained to be Master Trainers of the

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AEWs undergo sweet potato prod’n training

Friday, May 6, 2022 - 21:16

SAN AGUSTIN, Surigao del Sur- the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) XIII recently conducted a three-day Training on Sweet Potato Production on May 4-6, 2022 at Alameda Farm.

The training with 10 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) units, was attended by 19 Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) from the five provinces of Caraga region.

The activity aimed

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Gov’t campaigns for balanced fertilization amid soaring price of fertilizer

Friday, May 6, 2022 - 21:14

VILLA KANANGA, Butuan City – Balanced Fertilization Strategy (BFS) will be key in countering the rising cost of fertilizer use especially among poor Filipino farmers. This was discussed during a meeting held at the VCDU Convention Center on May 6, 2022 attended by representatives from the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 13, Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Caraga Region

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Urban agri extends to CBR farmers

Monday, May 2, 2022 - 21:10

Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte- In support of the Department of Agriculture’s intensified Urban Agriculture Project under the Plant Plant Plant Program or Agri 4Ps that aims at ensuring food availability and affordability, the Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) XIII conducted the Technical Briefing and Establishment of Integrated Urban Agriculture Garden on

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OA Coordinators, FAs train on PGS

Saturday, April 30, 2022 - 21:08

LOS ANGELES, Butuan City- To ensure the trainer’s capacity in the establishment and practice of PGS. The Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) XIII conducted its first batch of Training of Trainers (TOT) on Participatory Guarantee System on April 18-29, 2022 at ATI Training Center, Los Angeles, Butuan City.

Euneil G. Atalo, Agriculturist II of DA-Caraga Region, discussed the Certification of Core PGS Groups and its accreditation as organic certifying body during TOT on PGS Batch I.

The training aims to create a pool of experts

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ATI 13 participates in consultation on RBOs

Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 21:06

LOS ANGELES, Butuan City – With its continuous efforts to harmonize and implement activities for the Rural-Based Organizations (RBOs), Mary Jane Gonzaga, the RBO point person of Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) XIII, participated the online Consultation Workshop on Various RBOs on April 26-27, 2022 via zoom meeting.

ATI RBO point persons from the RTCs join the consultation workshop on various RBOs held on April 26-27, 2022 via zoom.

Topics on the implementation of

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Agriculture, planning officers in SDN prepare AF interventions for PAFES

Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 21:04

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte – City and Municipal Agriculturists and Planning Officers of Surigao del Norte prepared their agriculture and fisheries interventions during the planning workshop for the Province-led Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES) on April 26-27, 2022 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel.

Provincial/City/Municipal LGUs, DA, ATI, other National Government Agencies, and the academe presented their plans and programs for the agriculture and fisheries sector from 2023-2025. Outputs will be consolidated to form part of Surigao del Norte's Collaborative Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Program (CPAFEP).

The interventions identified by the LGUs were submitted to the

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Agri extension agents undergo plant nursery training

Monday, April 25, 2022 - 21:02

BUTUAN CITY – There were 22 Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) and one Learning Site for Agriculture (LSA) Cooperator who successfully completed the three-day Training Course on Plant Propagation and Nursery Accreditation spearheaded by the Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) XIII on April 20-22, 2022 at Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center.

The activity

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LSA Cooperators, AEWs equip on Digital Farmers Program through TOT

Sunday, April 24, 2022 - 20:10

BUTUAN CITY Twenty participants completed and received their certificates of completion during the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Digital Farmers Program (DFP). This was conducted by the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) 13 in Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City on April 20-22, 2022.

Twenty participants completed and received their certificates of completion during the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Digital Farmers Program (DFP) in Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City on April 20-22, 2022.

The said training was participated by the staff and Cooperators from the Learning

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Newly-hired AEWs in SurSur train on Training Management

Friday, April 22, 2022 - 19:58

BUTUAN CITY – “I realized that fund utilization does not measure the accomplishment in conducting a training, but the relevance and quality of the training itself,” says Engr. Zairha Pude, Agricultural Extension Worker (AEW) from Carmen, Surigao del Sur.

Pude is among the 19 newly-hired AEWs from various Local Government Units (LGUs) in Surigao del Sur who successfully completed the first batch

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