25 Years of Agricultural Extension Service

ATI at 25 - silver anniversary
1987 - 2012
The Agricultural Training Institute is the extension and training arm of the Philippine Department of Agriculture. With 16 centers spread across the country, ATI trains agricultural extension workers and their clientele, and lead in the delivery of e-extension services for agriculture and fisheries.

We coordinate diversified agricultural extension delivery systems for the local government sector and other stakeholders to facilitate the flow of information on technology and other services such as fund management, network establishment and systems for standardization and certification of extension providers that can empower the farmers and fisherfolk to become more globally competitive.

Recent news

Benedict Natividad
April 24, 2012 - 11:32am

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental – Going back to basics is one of the Department of Agriculture's advocacy by encouraging the farmers to produce food the organic way. With the benefits of organic agriculture, the producers and the consumers can enjoy the healthy and organically-produced commodities without the harmful effects of chemicals.

Darwin M. Sarabia
April 23, 2012 - 2:08pm

IBAAN, Batangas - In view of its nationwide campaign for organic agriculture, the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) gathered its pool of training facilitators for the Farmers' Field School with a special focus on organic agriculture.

Benedict Natividad
April 4, 2012 - 11:25am

DILIMAN, Quezon City – The Philippines' e-Extension Program for Agriculture and Fisheries will adopt the Communities of Practice (CoP) model patterned after the US Department of Agriculture’s eXtension initiative. This development came after the presentation of Dr. Gregory Crosby, National Program Leader for Sustainable Development of the U.S. Department of Agriculture titled “The Communities of Practice as Integral Component of e-Extension Initiatives” during the Knowledge Sharing Forum on Good Agricultural Practices through e-Extension.

What they say...

Salamat sa e-learning program at mga ELOs... magagamit ko ang mga natutunan ko sa aking pagbalikbayan...

Angel-Jose Solis, Vienna, Austria | August 4, 2009