The Agricultural Training Institute-Central Luzon, together with Techno Gabay Program (TGP) Partners, Central Luzon Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (CLAARRDEC) and Central Luzon State University (CLSU) officially enhanced the FITS Center of Aliaga, Nueva Ecija with the help of Office of Provincial Agriculturist β Nueva Ecija, on July 30, 2024.
Engr. Efren D. Moreno, Municipal Administrator of Aliaga, welcomed the TGP team and local farmers, emphasizing the importance of the initiative. βIto na po ang simula ng pakikibaka ng mga magsasaka tungo sa mabilis na pagsasaka. Ako ay excited na kasama natin ang ibaβt-ibang ahensya ng gobyerno na mapadali ang daloy ng impormasyon tungo sa mga magsasaka,β he quipped.
Dr. Aldrin Badua, Techno Transfer Coordinator of CLAARRDEC, expressed his support to the newly enhanced FITS Center through assuring them that their agency will provide IEC materials to local farmers in the community.
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Ms. Eula Dee A. Lanada, ATI-CL TGP Coordinator, provided an overview of the Techno Gabay Program and its components. She highlighted the programβs role in advancing agricultural practices and supporting local farmers.
Engr. John Lerry Bautista, Municipal Agriculturist of Aliaga, expressed his gratitude to the team and remarked βMakakapag-cater pa kami ng mas maraming farmers dahil sa FITS Center. Unti-unti sisimulan nating ayusin at paigtingin ang mga programa ng ibaβt-ibang ahensya dito sa region III. Kami po ay lubos na natutuwa, hindi lamang tagumpay ng aming opisina kundi tagumpay din po ito ng mga magsasaka.β
βNapakapalad po ng Aliaga dahil sa dami ng inevaluate naming bayan, Aliaga po ang pumasa para makatanggap ng ganitong proyekto. Sana po dumating ang panahon na kapag tinanong tayo kung ano ang trabaho natin, Magsasaka ako! Sana ang isagot natin, maging proud po tayo,β said Mr. Jefferson Mercado of CLSU.
Moreover, the enhancement of FITS Center Aliaga, Nueva Ecija completes the target of ATI-CL this year under the Rice Competitive Enhancement Fund (RCEF).
