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Allan A. Mijares, Agriculturist I of BPI-NSQCS, performs the germination test during the participants' visit to Seed Laboratory.

MANDURRIAO, Iloilo City – “If we look into the picture of all the farmers that are contributing in terms of food sufficiency, we are part of it. We are being prepared through this training because the country needs a good quality of seed and production. We are helping the national vision of the Department of Agriculture. Thank you so much for this opportunity,” said Warlito G. Bagsit, Farmer

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Flor Mortalla, Program Anchor together with RMN Station Manager DT Joy Gener, welcome learners, and listeners during the launching broadcast of SOA on Waste Management.

KALIBO, Aklan – ATI Region 6’s Organic Agriculture program launches this year’s School-on-the-Air (SOA) via live broadcast in RMN DYKR Kalibo last April 9, 2022, with a focus on Waste Management and Organic Fertilizer Production through Vermicomposting and Standards. Flor Mortalla, Information Officer II/OA Focal Person, anchors the program.

Dr. Eden DLR Bautista, Center Director, said that

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A farmer-participant receives printed Rice Crop Manager (RCM) recommendation for managing their rice fields matching their location-specific rice-growing conditions.

SAPIAN, Capiz - "I learned a lot, especially on how we can save in using fertilizers, and it is not supposed to mix with other fertilizers. Now, we learned the right source of fertilizer to be applied, we can lessen our expenses, especially now that we have higher expenses than our yield and income. With this training, we have now the guide on the right way of applying fertilizer, the right

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ENDED WITH SUCCESS. Participants and judges together with the ATI Region 6 staff posed virtually to conclude the three-minute speech contest.

BANGA, Aklan – Christine Hope S. Pagsuguiron of Malay, Aklan clinches the top 1 in the recently concluded ATI Region 6’s Three-minute Speech Contest, which is part of the 2nd National Youth in Agriculture Summit, on April 6, 2022, via ZOOM platform.

She was then followed by Tiffany Somes from Lapuz, Iloilo, while Robin Vincent David from San Jose, Antique took the third spot. Moreover

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Norma Y. Tanguanco, one of the participants, delivers her impression after attending the one-day RCM Briefing Orientation in Malinao, Aklan.

MALINAO, Aklan - "This RCM Briefing gave us a lot of ideas on how to improve our rice farming production, despite that we are members of the Farmers' Association, our technologies were obsolete. But through the dissemination of this briefing, we were

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Mark Lester C. Gamboa, Agriculturist II of DA-RFO VI presenting the status of Rice Industry Situation in Western Visayas.

BANGA, AKLAN – “I believe in ATI because they gave us very good direction. This results in a great performance of Region 6. In Antique, we are 207% self-sufficient in terms of rice because ATI trained us well. Whatever happens, even there will be changes in the

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ATI Region 6, Local Government Units, representatives from the academe, and agricultural extensionists huddle to celebrate the success and empowerment of all women.

BANGA, Aklan – To inspire rural women, Local Government Units, and extension service professionals, the ATI Region 6 Gender and Development Symposium was carried out in a full-day gathering last March 21, 2022, at the ATI

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Participants perform a demonstration of measuring farm lot using GPS, a required data in registering farmers in the RCMAS App.

BANGA, AKLAN – “This training would help us agricultural extension workers and farmers alike. The new version of RCMAS would prevent the dangers of overusing inorganic chemicals and at the same time would help us in saving resources,” said Jason Talco of LGU

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The trainee shows the blood samples she successfully collected from a pig, as one of the course requirements.

ILOILO, Western Visayas – Sixty-four selected livestock technicians contributed to sustain the “ASF-free Western Visayas” by attending the Training on Specimen Collection for Barangay Biosecurity Officers (BBOs) in the five districts of Iloilo Province this March 2022.

They were

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The participants perform the return demonstration on Minus-One Element Technique (MOET) during the practicum.

BANGA AKLAN – “Thank you to ATI! This training is difficult to conduct but you have done it impressively. From someone who came from a very distant field, I appreciate the learnings, the importance of agriculture, and the bond of the group,” expressed Paul Anthony Prado, Trainer of

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