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Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders in Agriculture: The AgriKids Initiative Program

Monday, May 19, 2025 - 09:17

Through the initiative of the Livestock Program, the Center conducted its first AgriKids activity. This initiative of the Agricultural Training Institute is designed to cultivate young minds by immersing children in the realities and rewards of agricultural life. The activity was held on May 15, 2025 at the Dam-muh-han Hall, ATI-RTC-CAR, BSU Compd., La Trinidad, Benguet.

Ms. Maribeth Ladu-an

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Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Harvest Festival and Community Summit in Itogon

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 16:07

TINONGDAN, ITOGON, BENGUET — May 7, 2025 — The Urban and Peri-Urban Harvest Festival was celebrated at the Tinongdan Indigenous Peoples Organization (TINPO) Community Garden in Tinongdan during the Community Urban Agriculture and Management Forum (CUAMF) Summit on Wednesday.

Organized to promote food security and sustainable practices, the festival brought together farmers, local officials

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Empowering Benguet Farmers Through the PalayCheck System for Enhanced Rice Production

Friday, May 9, 2025 - 16:04

CABITEN, MANKAYAN, BENGUET. In a bid to address the declining trend in rice production, 25 farmers from the Cabiten Farmers and Fisherfolks Association (CFFA) recently completed a comprehensive training on the PalayCheck System for Effective Rice Farming Management—a rice farming approach aimed at improving yields, profitability, and sustainability.

The training was held from April 28 to 30

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PARACELIS FARMERS EXPLORE NEW INCOME OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CORN PRODUCT TRAINING

Friday, May 9, 2025 - 14:13

 

Paracelis, Mountain Province — A total of 30 farmers from seven (7) organized farmer groups, together with three (3) Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs), successfully completed the Specialized Training  Course on Corn Product and By-product Development in Paracelis, Mt. Province on April 22-24, 2025.

The training aimed to enhance the livelihood opportunities of local farmers by

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Apayao Farmers Equipped with Integrated Pest and Disease Management Skills Through Specialized Training

Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 13:09

In a continued effort to boost rice production and promote sustainable farming, the Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPAG) of Apayao, through the Province-led Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Systems (PAFES), conducted a specialized training funded under the Rice Program Cluster Development Fund. The initiative aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills of local farmers in managing and

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Immipuggo Farmers Group Completes Training for Accreditation Towards Organic Certifying Body

Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 13:00

 

The Immipuggo Farmers Organic Agriculture Association (IFOAA) Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Group of Lagawe, Ifugao, successfully completed their Training for Accreditation towards Organic Certifying Body on April 21-25, 2025. The training aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skills of the members in the organic certification processes, and compliance. Also,  best practices of other

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AEWs of CAR undergo 10-day Crash Course on Sustainable Vegetable Production

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 09:44

Aimed at enhancing the technical competencies of the Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) on sustainable vegetable production, improving their facilitation and leadership skills, and strengthening their ability to support and mentor farmers effectively, a 10-day Comprehensive Training on Sustainable Vegetable Production in the Cordillera was conducted on April 26-May 2, 2025 at the Dam-mu-han

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Empowering Abra Rice Farmers Through PhilGAP Training

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 08:37

The ATI-RTC-CAR, in partnership with PhilRice-Isabela, successfully conducted the "Strengthening Rice Farming: Training on Philippine Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP) on Rice" last April 22–24, 2025, in La Paz, Abra. The training aimed to encourage participants to adopt and practice PhilGAP quality standards, produce safe and high-quality rice and rice-based products for the market

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Kalinga INSPIRE Beneficiaries undergo Meat Processing Training

Friday, May 2, 2025 - 15:16

Twenty-eight (28) beneficiaries of the INSPIRE Program of Kalinga successfully finished their training on Meat Processing with Good Manufacturing Practices held on April 22-24, 2025 at the Kalinga State University, Tabuk City, Kalinga.   

Experts from the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office and the Provincial Veterinary Office of Kalinga, shared their expertise regarding principles

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Apayao Rice Farmers undergo Pest and Disease Management in Rice Production

Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 11:42

Twenty-Five (25) rice farmers from the clustered farmer associations and cooperatives of Apayao successfully finished the “Training on Pest and Disease Management in Rice Production” . The activity aimed to equip farmers with knowledge and skills to manage and control pests and diseases in their rice farms.

Mr. Romulo Padirayon, OPAG-Apayao Staff, in his opening message said that farming is a

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