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DILIMAN, Quezon City – The heart of the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” (BP2) program lies on the practice of going back to countryside farming to achieve equitable development.

Agri Asenso talks about the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” program interventions of the Department of Agriculture, together with Program Director Alicia Ilaga (center).

Department of Agriculture (DA) BP2 Program Director Alicia Ilaga stressed this in one of the episodes of “Agri Asenso”, a teleradyo program of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in partnership with DZRH.

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DILIMAN, Quezon City – The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) conducted a Send-Off Ceremony for the second batch of interns of the Filipino Young Farmers Internship Program in Taiwan (FYFIPT).

Department of Agriculture Undersecretary and Chief-of-Staff Leocadio Sebastian, together with Ambassador Peiyung Hsu of TECO and some MECO and ATI officials, lead the Send-Off Ceremony for the second batch of FYFIPT interns

A total of 50 young Filipino farmers from different regions of the country completed their pre-qualifying requirements, particularly the Pre-departure Orientation Course, which included a series of

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DILIMAN, Quezon City—The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Central Office is calling on all interested food concessionaires/vendors/sellers who are willing to serve clients of its cafeteria, also known as the ATI Food Court.

Interested individuals or groups will be catering to the food requirements of the employees of the ATI and nearby offices, and guests. This is open to all

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Henry James Sison talks about natural farming methods for brown egg production on "Agri Asenso" on DZRH.

DILIMAN, Quezon City—For around 10 years, All Seasons Nature Farm owner Henry James Sison has been keenly practicing natural farming methods for crop, livestock, and poultry production, with brown eggs as one of the farm’s main products.
 
“With brown eggs, it’s differentiated. Our protocols are organic and not everybody does organic. You can easily claim a spot in the market,” Sison said in

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DILIMAN, Quezon City—Agriculture plays a critical role in human nutrition, especially for children during their early stages of development, and one of the industries that contribute to its growth is dairy production.

At present, dairy farmers are key players in the national initiative to fight hunger and undernutrition among children. Milk, in particular, is considered a “complete food”

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BENGUET, Philippines – The Agricultural Training Institute is implementing the project entitled “Strengthening Farmers’ Competitiveness through Capability Building of Vegetable Growers in the Province of Benguet.” The said project is the Philippines’ proposal under the Capacity Building Project for the Farmer’s Organizations to Support the Development of Food Value Chain in ASEAN Countries (CBF

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NORTHERN MINDANAO – As the series of information campaign on Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) rolled out in Northern Mindanao, local coconut farmer-leaders were enlightened and given clarifications on the benefits they will receive under Republic Act No. 11524.

Alfonso Calipusan from Misamis Occidental thanks CFIDP implementing agencies for sharing their respective programs under RA 11524 during the information caravan in the province. (photo by ATI Northern Mindanao)

This series of information caravans was organized by the Agricultural Training Institute in Northern Mindanao

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ANTIPOLO CITY – Fifty-three (53) youth leaders will serve as resource speakers (RPs) or trainers of the Binhi ng Pag-asa Program (BPP) after completing the National Training of Trainers (TOT) on Leadership conducted from July 11 to 15, 2022.

BPP is a collaboration of the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) with the Office of Senator Grace Poe (OSGP)

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DILIMAN, Quezon City – A coconut flour-based bread, known as the Pinoy coco pandesal, is the new item in the bakery shelves of Metro Manila and now seen as an enterprise opportunity for coconut farmers as well as local bakers nationwide.

Pinoy coco pandesal, which is made of 10% coconut flour, attempts to address the rising prices of wheat flour in the global market.

This was highlighted during an interview with one of the department managers of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in the latest episode of the

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Through the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan, coconut farmers will receive benefits and assistance in terms of social protection, farm and enterprise development, among others.

DILIMAN, Quezon City—Following the launch of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) in June, back-to-back episodes of “Agri Asenso” featured some of the major benefits and upcoming services to be offered by the Department of Agriculture, Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and other implementing agencies (IAs) for coconut farmers. 

During a two-part interview, PCA’s

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