The Agricultural Training Institute- Central Luzon (ATI-CL), in partnership with DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Federation of Goat and Sheep Producers Associations of the Philippines, Incorporated (FGASPAPI), conducted the Facilitatorsβ Training of Trainers on Farmers Livestock School on Goat Enterprise Management (FLS-GEM) held at Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Science City of MuΓ±oz, Nueva Ecija from August 25 to September 6, 2024.
The approved activities under the Department of Agricultureβs Goat and Sheep Expansion Project, aims to produce trained facilitators, who can conduct the FLS-GEM in the regions.
The PCAARRD developed a modality to be acknowledged in DA Small Ruminant Roadmap as the national training modality for all training activities on goat.
A total of 27 core regional trainers from Region III and V have participated.
Moreover, the said training did not only tackle science-based goat raising and goat-based enterprise management but also exposed participants to the FLS-GEM as a modality for community participation.
