The Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) Regional Implementing Agencies Committee (RIATC) conducted its final meeting and year-end assessment for 2024 on December 10-11 at ATI RTC-02, Malasin, San Mateo, Isabela.

A total of 36 representatives from various regional implementing agencies under the CFIDP gathered to review the outcomes of their collective efforts and discuss

Corn farmers were thought on how to produce a variety of corn-based food products and by-products in the recently conducted 3-day training on Corn-Based Product Development by the Agricultural Training Institute - Regional Training Center 2, gathering 2 batches of enthusiastic farmers at Patalan Farm in Brgy. Baresbes, Quezon, and ATI-RTC 02 in Malasin, San Mateo, Isabela, on November 25 to 27

Twenty-seven Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) from various municipalities of the provinces of Isabela, Quirino, Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya attended the Training on Rice Pest and Disease Surveillance at the Agricultural Training Institure - Regional Training Center 02 (ATI-RTC 02), Malasin, San Mateo, Isabela, on October 21-23 and November 7-8, 2024 .

The training aims to enhance the

‘’I want to inspire you guys kasi to be honest ako lang yung nag-iisang babae na Project Engineer sa aming team. Gusto ko lang sabihin na kahit babae tayo dapat ipakita mo pa rin na kaya mong magsupervise at magmando lalo na kapag mali na yung ginagawa nila sa project site,” said Engr. Joan Centeno of the DA-RFO 02 Regional Agricultural Engineering Division (RAED) during the Training on

The Agricultural Training Institute - Regional Training Center 2 (ATI-RTC 02) successfully conducted the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Farm Business School (FBS) for Rice-based Enterprises at the ATI-RTC 02, Malasin, San Mateo, Isabela. The training was participated by the 30 participants, including farm school owners, trainers, facilitators, and Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) on November

Five-Hundred coconut farmers graduated from the School-on-the-Air program Masaganang Cocobuhayan: Radyo Eskwela sa Pagniniyugan on November 5, 2024 at Municipal Gymnasium, Claveria, Cagayan. The program, which ran from May to September 2024, taught participants about coconut production, processing, and business strategies via radio broadcasts and Facebook Live.

The highlights of the program

The Agricultural Training Institute - Regional Training Center 02 (ATI-RTC 02), Malasin, San Mateo, Isabela trained 30 farm school owners and trainers on Training of Trainers on Farm Business School for Rice-based Enterprises on September 16-27, 2024. The training aimed to introduce a market-oriented extension scheme at the farm level and to enable farmers to develop their capacity for running

Thirty Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) attended the Training on Soybean Production and Postharvest Management at the Agriculture Training Institute - Regional Training Center 02 (ATI-RTC 02), Malasin, San Mateo, Isabela on  September 23-25, 2024.

The training aimed to significantly boost their knowledge, skills and attitudes towards advanced soybean production techniques, promoting

“In this training, nadagdagan pa ‘yung knowledge  at skills ko sa paggawa ng business proposal. This new learning  po ay magagamit pa namin in the near future lalo na at nagbabalak kaming i-expand pa ang business na madi-develop namin… At masasabi kong napaka-worth it,” says Ms. Kayselyn Pancho, an intern from Tumauini, Isabela. Ms. Pancho is one of the 25 attendees during the conduct of the

Twenty-one officers, members, and processors from the Sta. Cruz Multi-Purpose Cooperative attended the Training on Coconut Products and By-products: Coconut Oil Processing Facility Operations and Management (Phase I Social Preparation) at Smile Integrated Agricultural Learning Center, Sta. Cruz, Pamplona, Cagayan on August 28-30, 2024.

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