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Video entries from ATI Regional Training Centers (RTC) in Bicol and Central Visayas were chosen by ComDev Asia as Best Participatory Videos that showcased the different stories on family farming and how the stakeholders worked together to address their concerns in their respective communities.

The video submitted by ATI RTC V featured the biodegradable wastes which were turned into useful bio

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DILIMAN, Quezon City—Imagine an environment where the agricultural ecosystem is self-sufficient, and growing produce draws inspiration from nature and is based on crop diversity, resilience, natural productivity, and sustainability.

This cycle is possible through permaculture which is at the core of the practices at Habilin Farms in Tayabas, Quezon. 

In the 108th episode of the Agricultural

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DILIMAN, Quezon City – More agricultural and social enterprises are seen to be established this year, through the Binhi ng Pag-asa Program (BPP), with the youth leaders as the primary movers.

A student receives a starter kit provided by the ATI and OSGP through the Binhi ng Pag-asa Program. (photo by Clemente Gabion)

Particularly, some students from selected universities in Metro Manila, who are also BPP members, were provided with starter kits in support to their mission to develop various small-scale agri-based

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DILIMAN, Quezon City—With the different uses of corn in the food processing and manufacturing industry, value-adding for this crop can be highly profitable according to a food technology expert.

In a radio interview, Phoebe Galeon, a faculty member at the Department of Food Science and Technology in the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines-Cagayan de Oro Campus

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QUEZON CITY -- Some 23 young farm leaders went to Japan for an 11-month internship program to learn about advanced Japanese modern agricultural technologies that they can apply upon their return to the Philippines.

Dubbed as the Young Filipino Farmer Leaders Training Program in Japan (YFFLTPJ), the internship program is a collaboration between the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the

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KABACAN, Cotabato—In support to the intensive promotion of organic agriculture (OA) and its critical role in achieving food availability and security, the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) joined the 17th National Organic Agriculture Congress (NOAC).

The ATI’s network joined the National Organic Agriculture Program in this activity with the theme “Maunlad na Pagsasaka, Garantisado sa

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Participants of the RCEF Training of Trainers conducted AESA as part of the season-long activity. (Photo by PhilRice)

The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) has produced competitive farmers in its more than 200 farm schools across the country since the implementation of its Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) in 2019.

“In the pursuit of increased productivity and income in the agriculture sector, we recognize that continuous education of our farmers is key, and we're committed to

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Good Grass Farm provides training on rice production to farmers in their community.
(photo by Good Grass Farm)

DILIMAN, Quezon City—The use of organic concoctions and vermicompost is helping an 8-hectare rice farm in Legazpi, Albay become more sustainable amid the rising cost of fertilizer and other farm inputs.

In a radio interview, Good Grass Farm manager and trainer Lindy Grace Ala said that making their own liquid fertilizer using raw materials from the farm is beneficial to them as it reduces

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Gorgeous Farms owner Thelma Dumpit-Murillo shares her experience in growing passion fruit on "Agri Asenso".

DILIMAN, Quezon City—Exploring the wonders of agriculture, whether for sustenance, hobby, or livelihood, can be productive in the long-term, provided that one adheres and commits to the needs of the land, the crops, and the overall farm operations. 

In a radio interview, retired broadcast journalist and Gorgeous Farms owner Thelma Dumpit-Murillo talked about how their farm venture started

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DILIMAN, Quezon City – Representatives from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Department of Agriculture (DA) held a joint workshop on Knowledge Management (KM) and Communications Planning to develop knowledge products and learning platforms related to cacao, coconut, and coffee.

Representatives from the ATI and GIZ discuss the next steps resulting from the communication planning workshop for coconut, cacao, and coffee. (photo by JC Balangatan)

The two-day workshop brought together representatives from various

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