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.

The Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training

In support to the coconut–native goat farming system as one of the programs under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP),  two batches of Training on Native Goat Production and Management  were conducted last August 19-21 and August 21-23, 2024 at DA-SCRC Cagayan Breeding Station, Solana, Cagayan. 

A total of 30 coconut farmers and members of Calappawan Farmers Association of

"ATI-RTC 02 always exceeds my expectations in terms of training. It is relevant at this time because of the change in weather and time. I will disseminate this knowledge to my Co-AEWs for us to join force and to work as a group to serve our farmers’ needs,’’ said Ms. Dea R. Sagario, an AEW from LGU-Reina Mercedes, Isabela during the conduct of the Training on Rice Pest and Disease Surveillance  at

Two new Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) groups were organized as an output of  the conduct of Training of Trainers on Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Batch 2 for Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) and organic implementers at the ATI-RTC 02, Malasin, San Mateo, Isabela on August 19-30, 2024.

The Solano PGS for Solano, Nueva Vizcaya and Quezon PGS for Quezon, Isabela were

With its goal to implement calibrated repopulation and enhancement of the local swine industry to recover the sector's capacity to locally produce sufficient supply of hogs and pork, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the 30-sow level techno-demo farm INSPIRE project was officially signed last September 3,2024 at ATI-RTC 02 in San Mateo, Isabela. 

ATI-RTC 02 OIC Center Director

“I’ve learned new things especially on durian production and I am very much willing to engage on durian. Looking forward on planting durian in our farm,” says Ms. Emmylou R. Loresto, a Magsasaka Siyentista, and owner of  Willy’s Integrated Farm of Mallig, Isabela, and a participant during the Training of Trainers on Durian Production, conducted by the Agricultural Training Institute - Regional