We manage innovative agricultural extension systems and knowledge management for the Local Government Sector and other agri-extension stakeholders to facilitate knowledge management and other services that empower AEWs, farmers, fisherfolk and consumers to become more self-reliant and competitive.
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ATI-RTC Cagayan Valley goes electronic extension
Department Order Number 03 series of 2007 designates the Agricultural Training Institute as lead agency for the provision of e-Extension services in collaboration with the various agencies, bureaus and organizational units of the Department of Agriculture (DA). This is to integrate and harmonize ICT-based extension delivery system for agriculture and fisheries.
ATI-RTC Cagayan Valley reached out 36,513 farmers and extension workers for its 2009 first semester target
Under the Department of Agriculture (DA) Administrative Order No. 28 series of 2008 designating ATI as Apex Agency for extension, ATI is expected to make the national agriculture and fisheries extension system more responsive to global challenges and to ensure food security.
Five batches of inbred seed production training for FLEs to become seed growers were conducted
To ensure availability of quality seeds at the right time and place, the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center Cagayan Valley trained Farmer-leader Extensionists (FLEs) as additional seed growers. A total of 148 FLEs from Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya attended the training as a requisite for the issuance of Certificate of Accreditation.
Farmers’ field school promotes palaycheck system to increase productivity
To increase farmer productivity on rice production, the farmers’ field school was held last December 2008 to April 2009 particularly on PalayCheck system for dry cropping season. It was concluded with a mass graduation in four different sites. A total of 5,862 FFS enrollees from the provinces if Cagayan and Isabela had graduated.
Vermi composting as source of organic fertilizer gains its popularity in region 02
The use of organic compost in farming is now gaining popularity among farmers in region 02. There are many brands of organic compost available in the market but vermi compost is now gaining popularity. Aside from its first class compost product, the farmers themselves can manufacture their own compost fertilizer requirement through the aid of vermi or earthworm worm instead of buying.
1,867 enrollees successfully finished the school-on-the air (SOA) on PalayCheck system
Out of 4,112 enrollees, 1,867 rice farmers and AEWS successfully finished the School-on-the-Air (SOA) Program on GMA Rice with emphasis on PalayCheck System this dry cropping season 2008-2009. The graduation ceremony for the successful enrollee-graduates was conducted on April 12, 2009 at the Provincial Capitol Gymnasium, Capitol, Tuguegarao City. Their graduation ceremony was simultaneously conducted with the graduation of the Farmer Field School (F
Be part of the DA Extension Force
Be a farmer-extensionists! You just have to be a model farmer spearheading the use of new technologies; have atleast a hectare of demonstration farm to showcase the said new technologies to your co-farmers and to prove certain technology through further trials; has strong leadership qualities; and accessible and available anytime.
