The participants explore the Accuweather mobile application, which shows the weather forecast and guides the farmers in monitoring the weather in a specific location and time.
CUARTERO, Capiz – Thirty members of Agcabugao Multi-purpose Cooperative in Cuartero, Capiz, shaped into new digital farmers and trainers after completing the three-day training on Digital Farmers Program (DFP) 101 and 102 - Package of Technologies on May 22-24, 2024 in Poblacion, Ilaya.
Catheryn M. Villorente, one of the resource persons, guides the participants in utilizing some of the downloaded agricultural mobile applications.
This training is one of the components of DFP, the Farm Tech. For this component, the Center will identify farmer organization/s such as but not limited to cooperatives, irrigators associations, or Learning Site for Agriculture associations, among others, as recipients of the package of technologies. However, they must undergo the DFP 101 and 102 training with hands-on activities, including the DFP Toolkit, DFP Facilitator's Deck, and DFP User's Guide. Some of their outputs consist of posting on Facebook Marketplace, creating online product content via the Canva application, producing social media marketing content plans, making a Facebook Page, signing up for Maya, discussing the DFP 101 and 102 modules through the demo back session, and submitting the DFP rollouts in their area through re-entry planning.
One of the participants discovers the functions and features of the SPIDTECH mobile application, which shows the pest and disease library.
As the nature of the Farm Tech, the said cooperative will receive a portable package of digital training resources developed to facilitate learning in digital agriculture that comprise of the following:
- One DFP Farm Tech Utility Bag with rain cover that secures all valuable equipment and can be carried across various terrains;
- One trainer's tablet, which can be used to show digital and multimedia training content;
- Ten smartphones that can be used by training participants during hands-on activities and by farmers' organizations marketing their products online;
- One Smart Bro Pocket Wifi with Smart Prepaid starter load;
- One portable daylight projector;
- One portable foldable projector screen;
- One portable sound system (microphone + speaker);
- Two Flash drives for storage of training content and other training files; and
- DFP Farm Learn (DFP 101, 102, 103) training modules and other agriculture-related information, education, and communication materials
Aizel P. Arroyo, awarded as one of the best presenters, discussed advanced social media marketing during the demo back session.
The package utilizes mobile technology coupled with the DFP ladderized training modules to enable farmer organizations to roll out the DFP in their respective areas, specifically in remote areas. Hence, they are now considered as DFP trainers. The second phase of this training is awarding the package and signing the memorandum of agreement between the cooperative and the Center, which will follow.
This activity is the second batch of graduates and recipients since launching the DFP Package of Technologies last year.
