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MANGO is one of the tropical fruits that the Philippines is known for, and one province comes in mind if we speak of sweet mangoes – the province of Guimaras. In the town of A. Lista, Ifugao, there is one man, that is known for his quality guimaras variety mango fruits. He is Mr. Allen Bongat, a Learning Site for Agriculture (LSA) under the HVCD program. Let us get to know him more.

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“When simple is more than enough, you will feel happy more than enough!”

This quotation from Mehmet Murat Ildan (a multi-awarded Turkish novelist, thinker and playwright) crossed my mind, as I came to know Janrey Casionan, one of ATI-CAR’s scholar under the Academic and Technology Integration Education Program or ATI-EP. The scholarship program was designed to empower interested Out-of

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In the farming community of Namnama, Alfonso Lista, Ifugao, there lived a couple named Kenneth Jacob and Susana Jacob who are both agriculture graduates from Ifugao State College of Agriculture and Forestry (ISCAF), currently known as Ifugao State University (IFSU). As a family of farmers, they own two hectares of land, two four-wheel tractors with rotovator, and a rice combine harvester which

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He dreamt of working abroad as a mechanical engineer but life for him is not what he expected it to be- nevertheless, he embraced it wholeheartedly.

Mr. Samuel Bakiran, 53, born from Paracelis, Mtn Province, married to Mineva Anog with three children is now enjoying a life of a farmer business man at Calaccad, Tabuk, Kalinga. Aside from their ZKA Agricultural Trading business, the couple is set

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Before doing an interview with her, Marilou Dulnuan happily heeded our request to have first our video documentation on one of her cassava-based recipes. Her daughter, Charity Joy happily assisted her the entire time. The recipe they shared was their upgraded version of polvoron. After the video shoot and a taste of the final product- we now understood why she called it ‘upgraded polvoron’ –

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Nu panpanunutek ti istorya ti biyag ko, makasangit ak. (It brings me to tears when I think of those memories in my life.)

A resounding statement from a man tested by life’s experiences – a father, a brother, a farmer leader, and an advocate of natural and sustainable farming, Mr. Ashley Lamaton, a Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) and a learning site on agriculture (LSA) owner at Kadaclan, Barlig

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Nestled at the eastern valley walls of La Trinidad in the province of Benguet, Barangay Ambiong is home to a rapidly spreading community venture with the Ambiong La Trinidad Organic Practitioners Association (ALTOPA) as its outbreak origin. Barangay Ambiong finds a unique feature in its geography for being located at the outskirts of La Trinidad but bordering the City of Baguio. Thus, the

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Growing up in the highly urbanized and mostly congested city of Manila, Felix a city boy had practically no idea of farming. His family’s source of income at that time was T-shirt printing. In the course of their printing business, he observed that the paints they used are very toxic posing a health risk to him and his family. This risk which they face daily ignited the interest of Mr. Felix

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The flame of sustainable farming still burns in his heart despite his age and weak body. Valerio Ramos, now - 77 years is making sure that his practice for natural and safe farming he established in the farm will continue.

In 2005 he, together with his late wife Lydia, devoted full time to till the 4,000 square meters parcel of land in Palina, Taloy Sur, Tuba, Benguet. After retiring from a

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This is the story of Mila T. Caliging, 68 years old, of La Trinidad, Benguet, mother of three, a former Division Science Supervisor- an instructor, a teacher.

Retirement from the government service opened a wider room for Mila to impart knowledge to her fellow senior citizens, whom she considered also her family. After retiring, she was actively involved and presently serves as the

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