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BAYBAY CITY, Leyte – The Agricultural Training Institute Regional Training Center 8 (ATI RTC 8) successfully conducted a three-day training titled "Impactful Designs for Effective Agri-KPs (IDEA)" from August 27 to 29, 2024, at ATI RTC 8, VSU, Baybay City, Leyte. The training aimed to enhance the skills of Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) designated as Farmers' Information and Technology

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BABATNGON, Leyte - The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed and Extension Program is committed to promote and distribute certified seeds of inbred rice varieties and mobilizing and strengthening local seed production in RCEF covered areas.

The Agricultural Training Institute - Regional Training Center 8 (ATI-RTC 8) in partnership with the Bureau of Plant Industry-National Seed

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TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte — The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 8 conducted a two-day planning workshop on August 13-14, 2024, in Tacloban City, aimed to assist the different provinces in Eastern Visayas in finalizing their Comprehensive Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Plans (CPAFEP) under the Province-led Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES). This is

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CATARMAN, Northern Samar - Northern Samar, a province in Eastern Visayas highly vulnerable to climate-induced hazards and prolonged armed conflict, declared a state of calamity in November 2023 after extensive flooding caused by a shear line and monsoon rains. The disaster impacted over half a million residents, damaging homes, agriculture, and infrastructure across 24 municipalities.

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TACLOBAN City, Leyte - The National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), has launched the Youth Internship Program on Organic Agriculture (YIPOA) in March 2023. This 21-month internship initiative is designed to engage young people in organic agriculture by providing them with both practical experience

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BAYBAY CITY, Leyte - The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) aims to enhance the capabilities of rice fund beneficiaries in modernized inbred rice and seed production, as well as other relevant skills, to improve competitiveness and income. This component of RCEF proactively builds capacity through strategic extension services. 

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MERIDA, Leyte - The Agricultural Training Institute - Regional Training Center 8 (ATI-RTC 8) continues strengthening the Techno Gabay Program (TGP). Under the TGP there are four key components: information and communication technology (ICT), information education and communication development (IEC), farmers information and technology services (FITS), and the Magsasakang Siyentista

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BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE – A five-day Training of Trainers (TOT) on Value-Adding for Non-Food Coconut Products was successfully conducted on July 15-19, 2024, at ATI-RTC 8, VSU, Visca, Baybay City, Leyte. The training aimed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to serve as resource persons on various steps, processes, and theories related to the value-adding for non-food coconut

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BAYBAY CITY, Leyte - Twenty agricultural extension workers (AEWs) from Region 8 completed the ten-day Training on Extension Delivery System for New Entrants on July 8-17, 2024 at ATI-RTC 8, VSU, Visca, Baybay City, Leyte.  They were equipped with comprehensive knowledge and skills necessary for their roles in agricultural extension delivery.

The training featured a mix of lectures and

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CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar - In a bid to uplift the livelihoods of coconut farmers in Samar, the Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center VIII launched the radio program entitled School on the Air (SOA) on Coconut: Masaganang Coco-buhayan: Radyo Eskwela sa Pagniniyugan. The program aired every Monday from April 29 to June 5, 2024, comprising of 16 episodes, over DYMS Aksyon Radyo

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