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AGRICULTURAL TRA INING INSTITUTE Region VII - Central Visayas ATI Complex, Beside City Park, Cabawan District Tagbilaran City, Bohol, PHILIPPINES Telefax: (038) 500 – 1280/Email: [email protected] ATI-REGION VII 2006: REVISITED he Agricultural Training Institute regional training center for Region VII- Central Visayas, now based in Cabawan District, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, T has been in operation for the past 18 years. As the training arm of the Department of Agriculture, the ATI has been mandated thru Executive Order 116 to train agricultural extension workers and their clientele. True to its mandate ( Republic Act 8435 otherwise known as Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997), the Institute assists “the local government units extension system by improving their effectiveness and efficiency through capability building and complementary extension activities such as technical assistance, training of personnel, improvement of physical facilities, extension cum research and information support services in coordination with state universities and colleges.” ATI designs and conducts training courses that suits the needs of its clientele specifically, the agriculture sector which include the agricultural extension workers, farmers, fisher folks, rural women, rural youth, and the agricultural entrepreneurs. Adhering to ATI’s philosophy of a “quality governance in extension and training, the ATI cultivates a sense of commitment and teamwork among its employees to ensure utmost transparency, accountability and partnership in its operations and to guarantee client-oriented, gender sensitive, demand-driven, cost-effective, proactive, and participatory interventions” Training is a continuous re-energizing process of self-renewal… Ace’07 1 ATI-VII’S MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2006 A. TRAINING SERVICES For the year 2006, the ATI-Region has exceeded its target in terms of training courses. The Institute conducted a total of 109 training courses or 247.73% of its target covering the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Oriental Negros and Siquijor. From the 109 training courses conducted 15 (13.76%) were regular training courses while 94 (86.24%) were tie-up and assisted training courses. Fig. 1. Distribution of courses by agricultural programs supported and the number of participants trained COURSES CONDUCTED 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 RICE HYBRID RICEC C L ICD LIVE OTHERS O R IVE RN OPS STOC LIH :H OO V CC K D 2 ATI- Region VII has trained 3,979 individuals or 324.82% with 2,048 (51.47%) male participants and 1,931 (48.53%) female graduates The Clientele include the following: Agricultural Extension Workers = 939 Farmers = 1,523 Fishers = 2 Youths = 24 LGU Reps = 131 Gov’t Org. Reps = 226 NGO Reps = 39 PO Reps = 254 Others (Rural Women, Private) = 841 Type and No. of Participants Trained Women , 841 AEWs, 939 NGOs , 39 Youths , 24 POs , 254 GOs , 226 Farmers , 1525 LGUs, 131 AEWs Youths Farmers LGUs GOs POs NGOs Women B. FARM AND BUSINESS ADVISORY ATI-VII served a total of 130 farm and business advisory services with 50 Consultancy/Technical Assistance, 14 RBO Development, and 66 Marketing- related which benefited some 1,744 beneficiaries. The Institute was able to set-up one (1) techno-demo on Systems of Rice Intensification (SRI) and one (1) techno-demo on Total Quality Production Management (TQPM). Likewise, 1 (one) techno-demo was also set-up for Tilapia Culture. 3 C. INFORMATION SUPPORT SERVICES A total of 20,893 print materials were developed/ reproduced and distributed in support to the training and extension activities of ATI-VII Some 769 multimedia materials were likewise developed/reproduced and distributed to provide augmentation in the delivery of extension activities together with the 111 Audio-Visual Services. 4 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (HRDP) Participated and took part in four (4) In-House training courses and 28 outside training courses and activities. TITLE OF TRAINING DATE SPONSOR Measuring Training Effectiveness March 19-21 COSPO/DOST-Cebu Certification Course for Pesticide Applicators March 28-31 FPA-Cebu City Environment Profiling May 25-26 UN/City LGU Tagb. JOCV-PA-SA 19th Annual Seminar-Workshop May 10-12 JOCV/JICA Foundational Aspects of Sustainable Organic Aug. 16-18 PACAP Agriculture Technological Aspects of Sustainable Organic Aug. 29- PACAP Agriculture Sept. 1 National Water Resources Consultation Aug. 3-4 NWRB Workshop Training on the Implementation Component July 4-5 DA-RFU-7 Technology in Irrigated Rice Rice Research Development and Extension July 11-13 DA-RFU-7 Symposium World Food Day Forum Oct. 18 SEARICE AI for Small Ruminants Nov. 13-17 OPV-RFU 7 Training Course on Palay Check and Nov. 20-24 PhilRice Palayama-nan for Rice Specialist 1st Visayas Technology Commercialization Sept. 6-7 DA Forum Visayas Cluster Meeting Nov. 20-21 DA ATI Annual Review and Planning Workshop January 23-27 ATI-CO TCTP Post Evaluation March 29-30 ATI-CO ATI Mid-Year Review and Planning Workshop July 4-6 ATI-CO 5 GOVERNANCE CENTER NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CNDP) For the maintenance and improvement of center facilities, ATI-VII spent P128,508.04 for the vehicles and P32,310.50 for the ground and building. ground and building vehicles ground and building vehicles RESOURCE GENERATION ATI-VII generated a total of P3.66 M from the use of facilities and services offered by the center, from tie-up trainings and from linkages with other institutions which include PCARRD, NAFC, LDC, and LGUs. LINKAGES AND INVOLVEMENT The directorate and staff of ATI-VII were involved in various activities which include 46 representations in permanent bodies, and other activities. ATI -VII Staff during the t ree planting activities in Maribojoc, Bohol sponsored by the DENR. 6 Linkages • LGU - Tagbilaran City Government - Municipal LGUs • Bohol Provincial Government - BPRMO - BEMO - OPV - BCDS • Provincial Agriculture Office - Bohol - Cebu - Oriental Negros - Siquijor • Academe - St. Agustine Academy - University of Bohol (UB) - Holy Name University (HNU) - Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry and Technology (CVSCAFT) - Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School (DCPNHS) - University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) - Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) • NGOs/Associations - PCAV - CVCIRRD - BISAD Inc. - CASEC, Inc. - SEARICE - P4MP - PACAP - PROCESS - PCDC - ARENA - AUDIO - AGIO - CAPS-R - BREDEC - MSL - PAPCA - BOFAMCO - TCCDC - ABENA - DAPI - Mag-uugmad Foundation 7 • NGAs - CHED - DA-RFU 8 - DA-RFU 7 - BSWM - APC - USF - PCC - BAR - PCA - TESDA - LDC - FPA - COA - DENR - CDA - PCARRD - DOST - DAR - NAFC - DTI - UNAIP - BPI NCRDC, Davao - NCIP • Others/Private - CESO - SMC • Foreign - JICA - Timor Leste • POs and RBOs - CFC-GK - CFC Hold and many others… 8 .