NAVAL, BILIRAN –The Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center 8 has equipped its first batch of training participants on Coffee Nursery Establishment with the technical knowledge and skills in compliance with the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) standards for accreditation.
The participants gained valuable knowledge on the application process for BPI accreditation and the monitoring of compliance, essential in ensuring credible and sustainable coffee nursery operations. Through practicum activities, the participants successfully applied their learnings in the field by performing bagging, seed sowing, grafting, and demucilaging coffee seeds. The hands-on experience enhanced their technical skills, confidence, and readiness to apply proper nursery practices in their respective communities.
Moreover, the participants showed strong commitment to apply their learnings and act as knowledge multipliers by sharing their gained insights with fellow farmers. Consequently, the Naval Coconut and Cacao Farmers Agriculture Cooperative had already planned the establishment of a coffee nursery, processed the necessary documents, and demonstrated a proactive step toward producing certified quality planting materials and supporting the growth of the coffee sector.
Mr. Oscar M. Victoria shares, “Dako nakong mapasalamaton sa ATI nga gitagaan kitag oppportunity nga maka atttend aning Coffee nursery establishment for BPI Accreditation. So, kini dako kaayo nig tabang natong mga mag uugma labi na sa kape kay kini nga training mo kita ang usa ka farmer bahin sa pag baligya ug mga seedling. Ug dinhi nato na correct ang atong mga nahibaw an sauna nga dili diay ing adto ug kini ang sakto nga proseso labi na sa mag seedling hangtud na mabaligya. Ug nahahibaw an nato ang record keeping ug ang mga materials nga nisud kung ni ginansya ba o wala kay aron na dili nata muingon nga ang farmers kay farmers lang kundi ang farmers may kita jud. Hinaot nga kitang tanan manguli sa tagsa tagsa natong mga umahan nga ato didto masugdan kung unsa deri ato nakat unan ug magamit nato ug unsa pa nga mga kinahanglan aron ma improve atong umahan. Ug manghinaut ko nga sunod tambong natog training di kotse na ang mga participants kay dako naman ug halin sa seedlings sa coffee.”
Resource Persons for the training include Dr. Arsenio D. Ramos, Mr. Jubert Dela Cruz Sollano, and Mr. Andelicio Manco Trani.
A total of 30 farmer participants completed the Training on Coffee Nursery Establishment for BPI Accreditation (Batch 1) on September 17-19, 2025 in Naval, Biliran.
