Mr. Kim Garbin, the only accepted trainee for the Young Filipino Farmer Leaders Training Program in Japan (YFFLTPJ) Batch 2023 completed the Agriculture-Related Pre-Departure Orientation Course (PDOC) conducted on January 23-February 22, 2023.
In the first week of his PDOC, Mr. Garbin was given a lecture on Rice Production including the Palay Check System, and IPM Concepts and Principles. On his second week, he learned about vegetable production where he was given hands-on activities held in ATI’s techno-demo. He also participated in the 3-day Training on Cattle Production and Enterprise Development held in Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro and experienced preparation of silage using nappier grass and trichantera with molasses and supplement like Urea Molasses Mineral Block (UMMB). The last training, he attended is on Swine Production.
Mary Help of Christians School, Inc. also gave him an orientation and hands-on activities on farm machinery and mechanization last February 16-17, 2023 while the Provincial Agriculture Office of Oriental Mindoro gave him a tour in the facilities of the Provincial Demo Farm in Brgy. Merit, Victoria, Oriental Mindoro. He visited the Agriculture Processing Center, Tissue Culture Laboratory, Pest Clinic Services, Soil Laboratory, and Crop Production Area of the Demo Farm. He was taught on the actual preparation of oatmeal agar for Trichoderma, and performed soil analysis and plant propagation. Aside from those activities, Mr. Garbin learned about the different social media platforms used by PAgO-Oriental Mindoro in the promotion of their services.
