The Pre-departure Orientation Course (PDOC) to the Young Filipino Farm Leaders Training Program in Japan (YFFLTPJ), a series of agricultural-related trainings such as rice production and mechanization, vegetable production, swine, dairy cattle and poulty production and management, and digital farming, was conducted for a period of 12 days to hone their knowledge and skills of the trainees in preparation for their 11-month internship in Japan.

Trainees' Jephone Saquian, Jeremy Calotes and Ace Ferrer, did not only learned the basic knowledge and skills of the said trainings but they also experienced the different technologies through their hands-on activities and farm visits.

ATI 9 Point Person of respective commodities to wit: Rice - Mr. Nino Codino; HVCDP - Julito Cordova; Livestock - Mr. Eduardo Sala Jr. and; 4-H Coordinator Ms. Chared Ladera served as the resource speakers of the said program.

One of the YFFLTPJ trainee, Jephone Saquian expressed, “As a young farmer and a catalyst of farming, I am very delighted with this empowerment which prepare us with full load of information, knowledge and skills. I now hold a significant role to empower others to venture to farming and allowing them to see the opportunities that farming could give. I am very thankful and grateful together with ATI and partner agencies whom gave me this opportunity.”

OIC-Center Director Gerry R. Pagarigan, DVM challenged the trainees to be the future farmer leaders for the youth in the region. He also encouraged them to live with the Filipino values of being "mapagkumbaba" when they're in Japan.

The 12-day PDOC started last January 30 and was successfully culminated today, February 10, 2023.