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Agricultural Training Institute - Regional Training Center 8 and Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 8 focal persons who attended the Site-Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM) National Training fulfilled their re-entry plan among Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) in the region.

This is the conduct of the Training of Training on SSSNM for Cassava on October 2-6, 2023 at Hall C

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Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center 8 continues to guide the Participatory Guarantee System crop group in Eastern Visayas as they prepare for the Organic Certifying Body (OCB) accreditation.

ATI-RTC 8 organic focal, Ms. Graciel V. Gacutan shares, “The objective of the training is to prepare the group in their application for accreditation as OCB. One of the focuses is to

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Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center 8 advocates for ASEAN GAP, which is a standard in the ASEAN region specifically for the good agricultural practices on production, harvesting, and postharvest handling of fresh fruits and vegetables. This aims to prevent or minimize the risk hazards on food safety, environmental impacts, worker health, safety, and welfare, and produce

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Growing intercrops in coconut lands produces more food and agricultural products, ensuring food security for the people in rural and urban areas. Coffee on the other hand, is one of the high-value crops growing as a monocrop or intercrop with coconuts thus, with this practice, enhancing farm incomes.

Intercropping coffee with coconut is also an identified component under the Coconut Farmers and

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BAYBAY CITY, Leyte - The Visayas State University, the home campus of ATI-RTC 8, conducted its Intramural Games on September 19-22, 2023 coined as “SalingKusog 2023”.

ATI, being a longtime partner of the university, has been consistent with its participation and support to VSU’s activities. The Center participated in the said event under the Mighty Pegasus -  a team consisting of

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Baybay City, Leyte - To enhance the capabilities of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers (ABEs), a comprehensive Farm Bridge Design Training was conducted at Hall C, ATI-RTC 8, VSU, Baybay City, Leyte, from September 18 to 22, 2023. The training aimed to equip them with the technical knowledge and skills in designing agricultural farm bridges to ensure safety and durability.

This training was

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Baybay City, Leyte - There are more and more people getting interested in free range chicken production. The shift towards consumption of healthy foods could have prompted this. According to a study by  Z. H. Miao in 2005, consumers believe that free-range chicken eggs are healthier as it is low in calories, and saturated fats, high in protein and vitamins.

Tapping on this renewed interest

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CATARMAN, Northern Samar - ATI-RTC 8 continues to promote digital literacy and smart agriculture among local farmers with the successful completion of the first phase of the Smart Agriculture Technologies program. The training was conducted on August 30 to September 1, 2023, in Catarman, Northern Samar.

Twenty (20) farmers from two different organizations in Barangay Macagtas actively

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ALLEN, Northern Samar - The Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center 8 (ATI-RTC 8), in collaboration with the dedicated efforts of the Municipal Agriculture Office of Allen, celebrated the opening of the Farmers' Information and Technology Services (FITS) Center on August 29, 2023. The ceremony, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony, was attended by esteemed dignitaries

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In line with the Coconut Farmers Industry Development Program, ATI Eastern Visayas in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 8, conducted two batches of Training on Coconut-Cacao Farming System in two municipalities.

The training aims to capacitate the participants with knowledge and skills in the coconut-cacao farming system.  DA-RFO 8, through the High-value

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