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Representatives from LGUs in Southern Leyte and Northern Samar during the face-to-face SOA SRA Orientation in ATI-RTC 8

Now on its third year, the School-on the-Air on Smart Rice Agriculture (SOA-SRA) continues to reach out to smallholder rice farmers and educate them on the Smart Rice Agriculture through radio. This program shall also link farmers with the knowledge, technologies, and the key providers in the rice industry.

This year, ATI-RTC 8, together with provinces of Southern Leyte and Northern Samar

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Goat raising is one of the simplest, and low-cost food production projects that Filipinos may venture into. The rising cost of commercial feeds make goats one of the most economical alternatives for meeting the protein needs of Filipino families.

The Philippine meat and dairy industry, although considered a vital component of the country’s economic and nutritional development, remains

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Seed is the foundation of any rice crop. It plays an important role in any technology embedding. However there is a need to produce pure, quality, resistant, healthy seeds for production of healthy food to satisfy our needs. In the region, there is an increasing number of seed growers who supply the demand for seeds for production purposes. Maintaining the quality of the planting seeds are very

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In 2020, Republic Act No. 11511 or the Act Amending RA 10068 (Organic Agriculture Act of 2010) was enacted to recognize the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) as an option for organic certification. Section 14, Item (g) (Participatory Guarantee System) of the amended OA Act of 2010 states that, “The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), in close coordination with the Bureau of Agriculture and

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RA 11524 or Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) provides a significant contribution to strengthening the programs for the poor and marginalized coconut farmers in the country. The Coconut Farmers and Industry Council (CFIDP) is crafted to identify its components, strategies, and partner agencies.

The ATI, as a capacity builder of the Department of Agriculture, is identified as one

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Many countries in Asia have started to replace existing blanket fertilizer recommendations for rice, maize, or wheat with more site-specific guidelines adapted to local needs. This process was accompanied by a shift from traditional on-station research to an on-farm development and evaluation of novel practices. However, some key challenges faced by the local extension agencies related to the

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Baybay City, Leyte – There are many gender-specific challenges in agriculture that put women at a disadvantage. Hence, policies, strategies, and opportunities are continuously put in place to bridge the gaps and empower women in agriculture.

As March is celebrated as National Women’s Month, ATI RTC 8 made it a point to conduct the Symposium on Women in Agriculture to heighten awareness

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Baybay City, Leyte - Farmers are encouraged to produce and use quality rice seeds to help increase economic return on their rice production. In addition, farm mechanization is also seen to achieve efficient, effective, and environmentally friendly rice production.

For a competitive rice industry in Eastern Visayas, ATI RTC 8 continues to implement its rice training programs such as the

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Participants performing Necropsy Procedure as part of their workshop during the training/

BAYBAY CITY, Leyte -  ATI RTC8 conducted the training on the Recognition of the Priority and Emerging Animal Diseases on March 1-3, 2023, at Hall C ATI RTC8 VSU Baybay City Leyte. Twenty-five participants from different LGU’s in Region 8 attended the training. 

Participants were expected to gain additional knowledge on animal disease. As they performed the practicum on the Necropsy

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ATI OIC-Director, Engr. Remelyn Recoter gives a message during the ATI-NLP Planning Workshop opening program

BAYBAY CITY,  Leyte - The livestock sector is a key component of Philippine agriculture and can significantly promote passage out of poverty for small-scale livestock growers. It contributes approximately 16 percent of the gross value added in agriculture.  New policy initiatives were recently initiated to address the rapidly growing and changing impact of livestock production on economic

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