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ATI Celebrates Innovation, Collaboration for 37th Anniversary

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - 15:15

ATI Director Remelyn Recoter (center) and Assistant Director Antonieta Arceo (far right) lead the ATI network in celebrating its 37th year. (file photo)

DILIMAN, Quezon City–Success through innovation and partnerships will be in the spotlight as the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) celebrates its 37th founding anniversary.

In a week-long event, the celebration will highlight how the ATI uses new strategies in implementing its training programs and continues to collaborate with public and private sector partners to achieve productivity

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‘Agri Asenso’ Tops AM Radio Ratings for December 2023

Monday, January 29, 2024 - 13:02

DILIMAN, Quezon City—The Agricultural Training Institute’s (ATI) teleradyo program on DZRH, “Agri Asenso”, received the highest points in the overall audience share in Mega Manila among AM radio programs within its timeslot for December 2023.

In a letter from the Manila Broadcasting Company, “Agri Asenso” ranked first in the 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. timeslot every Saturday with 54% of the total

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Gourmet Farms’ Products, Practices Showcased on Air

Friday, December 29, 2023 - 12:26

DILIMAN, Quezon City—With the view that Filipino products are at par with the world’s best, Gourmet Farms continues to produce and offer different local coffee blends in the market, including their “Kapelipinas” line.

“The ‘Kapelipinas’ line is 100% from the Arabica-growing regions in the Philippines. We have one from Benguet, one from Davao, and others. We have a total of 8 variants of this

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ATI Attains ISO 9001:2015 Recertification

Monday, December 18, 2023 - 18:08

DILIMAN, Quezon City—The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and its network of training centers were successfully renewed its certification under the ISO 9001:2015.

This was held after the recertification audit held in December, with the final audit at the ATI Central Office last December 15 led by representatives from TUV SUD PSB Philippines, namely, Marijane Comaling, Len Marc Tagud, and

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AgriKids Awarded Anak TV Seal for 2023

Monday, December 11, 2023 - 15:08

CENTRAL AVENUE, Quezon City—The “AgriKids: Digital Learning Resource for Future Farmers”, as jointly implemented by the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and the Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI), was recognized at this year’s Anak TV Seal Awards for the Television Category under Educational shows.

The Anak TV Seal is annually bestowed to exemplary television programs that

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340 Rural Women Convene for the 86th RIC National Convention

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 09:32

BAGUIO CITY – Some 340 rural women from the different regions of the country convened recently for the 86th Rural Improvement Club (RIC) National Convention.

Bearing the theme ‘RIC WONDER: Women's Empowerment, Optimal Nutrition and Sustainable Development through Enhanced Resilience,’ the event was held to commemorate the crucial role of the organization in empowering and mobilizing rural

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ATI Holds Operational Monitoring on the Young Farmer Internship in Taiwan

Friday, November 24, 2023 - 14:40

TAIWAN - The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in partnership with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) is currently on its third year of the implementation of Filipino Young Farmers Internship Program in Taiwan (FYFIPT). The program is a comprehensive endeavor, targeting young farmer leaders to equip them with

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Northern Mindanao Corn, Cassava Farmers Top this Year’s Industry Excellence Awards

Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 13:34

DILIMAN, Quezon City – Corn and cassava farmers’ cooperatives from Northern Mindanao took the top spot in the 2023 Corn and Cassava Management Excellence Awards (CCMEA) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI).

OIC-Director U-Nichols Manalo of DA Field Operations Services and ATI Director Remelyn Recoter lead the awarding of cash prize amounting to two million pesos to the cassava cluster top awardee, Bliss Lingion Multipurpose Cooperative. (photo by Clemente Gabion)

Mantibugao Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Farmers’ Cooperative, corn cluster awardee, and the Bliss Lingion Multipurpose Cooperative, under

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Learning Site Owner Shares Practices in Growing Pigmented Rice

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 15:21

DILIMAN, Quezon City—For eight years now, Jocelyn Reyes has dedicated almost half of their Joyful Garden Farm Organic Farmer’s Association Inc. not only to grow brown, red, and black rice but also to help demonstrate related production practices to other farmers.

“Ever since we started at ‘Joyful’ in 2015, we have been producing pigmented rice. We have portions of the farm for red, brown, and

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Growth Unleashed: 9th Organic Agriculture Month Begins

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 13:21

Officials from the DA, its bureaus and attached agencies, and the NOAP, lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 9th Organic Agriculture Month exhibit. (photo by Clemente Gabion)

DILIMAN, Quezon City—The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP), has officially kicked off the celebration of the 9th Organic Agriculture (OA) Month with the theme “Kabuhayang OA, Kinabukasang OK!” pursuant to the Presidential Proclamation No. 1030 issued in 2015.

DA Undersecretary Zamzamin Ampatuan, who serves as alternate representative of

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