REGIONWIDE. Five young Filipino farmer interns will be flown to Taiwan to participate in a 11-month internship program that will teach them new global agricultural methods and concepts that will help them start a profitable agribusiness.

The five interns from Central Visayas are as follows: (1) ARGIE B. MATAS of Ginatilan, Cebu; (2) CZAR DAVID AMBAIC of Catigbian, Bohol; (3) MERVEN L. ALMEDILLA of Loon, Bohol; (4) RYAN V. LOBRIDO of La Libertad, Negros Oriental; and (5) JHON FRANCES DELA ROSA of Sibulan, Negros Oriental.

The chosen interns completed online Mandarin Language and Culture lessons from May 4 to June 14, 2023; a Pre-Departure Orientation Course (PDOC) Agri-related Training course between June 19 to July 21, 2023; and their flight for Taiwan is slated for August.

The young farmers are sent to Taiwan to take part in the Filipino Young Farmers Internship Program (FYFIP). The Department of Agriculture (DA) collaborates with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO), with the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) serving as the principal implementing agency.

The alliance hopes to strengthen ties by implementing an internship program for suitable young Filipino farmers. It entails acquiring skills and information through modern agriculture and fishery practices such as value chain management, cooperative management, and the development of competencies, discipline, and values.