Digitalization has advanced more rapidly than any innovation throughout our history. These advances are transforming our societies. Everyone can reap the benefits of digital technologies for our agricultural sector. This digitalization has changed the labor force and is beneficial to most farmers and it requires understanding and acceptance.
Owner’s Perspective
Learnings may somewhat be a strong foundation for building a greater knowledge for the people, especially for the farmers. These learnings can empower them through technical and diversified farming that can help the farmers and farmer enthusiasts in their production and economic sustainability. As a Farmers’ Field School, AngelTolits Integrated Farm from Angat, Bulacan has attended various training in ATI Central Luzon to further improve its services. Recently AngelTolits Farm attended the training on Digital Agriculture Course for RCEF where they learned to use different social media platforms to promote their products online. They also experienced hands-on training to utilize agriculture applications that they can use on their farms.
“Dahil sa Digital Agriculture Course, mas napadali po ang paraan ng aming pagsasaka at ang pagbebenta ng aming farm produce,” Ms. Angel de Guzman, co-owner of AngelTolits Integrated Farm shared her sentiments on the DAC4RCEF.
Since AngelTolits is also an integrated farm, they are focused on commodities such as organic mushrooms, organic rice, and high-value crops like lettuce and onion. They also have live stocks like rabbits, free-range chickens, ducks, and cream dory.
Trainer’s Perspective
As someone who is a graduate of the course and is giving and extending knowledge to the farmers, Mr. Nell Chow Cruz shared that the Binhing Palay App, an advanced ICT app, is a great help for farmers and trainers in selecting the right variety for the right location and soil where it can identify the number of tillers, yields, and others. Modern problems come from modern solution where the solutions were provided by the people who are striving to improve the status
of Philippine agriculture.
“Ang maipapayo ko sa mga natatakot sumubok ng mga apps na iyon, ay nako, ‘wag kayong matatakot kasi napakadaling gamitin at ang resulta ay nandoon na kaagad. Sa edad kong ito nakagamit pa ako ng ganoon. Ang laking tulong lalo na sa mga kabataan at sa mga traditional farmers,” Mr. Cruz as he shared his sentiments in the use of the agriculture applications.
Farmer’s Perspective
Digital Agriculture Course is a great help to Mr. Ben Pangilinan where agriculture applications are shared and experienced with fellow farmers such as Binhing Palay App, Spidtech, and others. Because of the Digital Agriculture Course, Mr. Pangilinan helped his fellow farmers and encouraged them to use the agriculture applications that could help them in their farms.
“Maraming salamat sa ATI na patuloy sumusuporta sa aming mga magsasaka,” Mr. Pangilinan as he thanked ATI Central Luzon for the program.
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