REPORT : 2017

01 02 Strengthening Competitiveness and Capacities of the AFE Enhancing Access to Knowledge Scaling-Up AFE Innovations Products and Services 04

Trainings for AEWs Trainings for Farmers, RBOs & Marginalized Groups Enhanced seven GAP Learning Sites: • Training on Organic Agriculture for Agricultural Extension Workers • Training on Crop Production and Management in sup- • Continuous information drive and assistance to the e-learners (AEWs, RBOs, students, and other walk-in clients). of CAR with Organic Agriculture Production NC II Batch 2— port to Ating Gulayan (Gulayan sa Paaralan) for 4-H 1. Resiline Crisologo Farm, Pudtol, completed by 53 AEWs members of Sadanga National High School, Mt. Prov- • Continuous updating of ATI-CAR’s social media accounts (fb, Instagram, twitter) and 2. Bongat and Son’s Farm, Alfonso Lista, ince website. 3. Sevilleja’s Farm, Danglas, • Continuous distribution of print knowledge products and technology videos • Training on Project Proposal Preparation in Agriculture (2 Batches) - • Training on Lowland Vegetable Production with NC II 4. Supnet-Barbon Farm, Pidigan, Abra • The airing of the School on the Air on Good Agricultural Practices on Corn is on-going completed by 30 HVCDP AEWs and 53 Rice AEWs on Crop Production for Farmer Leaders of and 5. Cojoran Farm, Tublay, at the municipalities of Lamut, , Aguinaldo and Alfonso Lista, Ifugao. The gradu- Apayao ation will be in December . 6. Shavcer’s Farm, Tabuk City, Kalinga 7. La Faustino Farm, Tublay, Benguet Certification Assistance LGU-Conducted

• 29 AEWs, 13 Farmers and 3  Training Course on Quality and Safety Management (GAP, GMP/GHP, HACCP, SSOP) for Corn others Passed the Organic and Cassava Processing and Packaging fro Farmer Leaders of Sta. Marcela, Apayao - LGU-Sta. ATI-CAR Joined the 20th Agriculture Production NC II Marcela Anniversary Celebration of Strengthening AFE Stakeholders’ Capacity in Cli-  Training Course on Quality and Safety Management for Corn and Cassava Processing and mate Change Adaptation & Readiness IPRA – October 30, 2017 at • 10 AEWs, 23 Farmers and 4 Packaging for Farmer-Leaders of Flora, Apayao (Batch1) - LGU-Flora 05 City others Passed the Agricultural  Training Course on Quality and Safety Management for Corn and Cassava Processing and Packaging for Farmer-Leaders of Paracelis, Mt. Province (Batch 2) - LGU-Paracelis Crop Production NC II  Farmer Livestock School on Sustainable Pig Farming for Tanulong, Sagada, Mt. Province: LGU- Sagada Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) Livelihood Figure 1. ATI-CAR Staff during the parade  Farmers Field School on Organic Vegetable Production – LGU-Atok Projects for Balakbak, Kapangan, Benguet  Farmers Field School on Organic Swine Production – LGU-Atok  Training on the Operation and Maintenance of Mechanical Flatbed and Rice Production Technol- Figure 2. OA NC IIField Practicum ogy - LGU-Itogon A total of 23 farmer-beneficiaries received their CRA Livelihood  Training on Project Proposal Preparation for the Indigenous Peoples of , Abra—LGU-Tineg Projects as follows:

Expanding Partnerships in Advancing Impressions from the Participants 1. Crops: Green pepper production under tunneling/rain shelter (10 beneficiaries) Excellence in Extension Delivery 2. Crops: Organic farming of vegetables under rain shelter - pechay, beans, onion 3 “As one of the newly appointed staff in Agricultural Extension Office, I really appreciate this kind of training conducted by ATI. I have learned how to write a concrete proposal. Honestly, I do not know how to leeks, lettuce, eggplant, tomato, mustard (2 beneficiaries) write but with this training, I was able to write one. Also, I appreciate my co-participants especially the seniors, I have learned so much from them. Lastly, I thank the resource persons for discussing to us in 3. Livestock: Native/Upgraded Raising of Pig (9 beneficiaries) simple terms the topics on project proposal making”. - Training on Project Proposal Preparation - Mr. Juan Ronnio Bernal, AT, OPAG- Abra 4. Livestock: Poultry Raising (1 beneficiary)

“Kapatid Agri-Mentor Me Program” for CAR Batch 1 – September 24-27, 2017 at Gestdan Centrum 5. Agro-Forestry: Planting of grafted fruit trees: robusta coffee, cacao, rambutan, “We are not going to stop in the knowledge. We will continue with the application. This will be the price of our sponsors if they see us being productive at our school farm. In behalf of our principal, we would Bokawkan Road, Baguio City - lansones, lemon and calamansi: (TAMBOLE FA) like to extend our gratitude to ATI-CAR for conducting this training”. - Training on Crop Production and Management in support to Ating Gulayan (Gulayan sa Paaralan) - Ms. Edna Gangganga, Teacher, Sadanga National High School 6. Fishery: Small Scale Tilapia/Jojo Production (1 beneficiary) • The implementation of the training component of the program was a partnership of DA-RFO-AMAD and the DA-ATI-CAR with the former as the lead and the latter as support.

• A total of 24 participants completed the course. Extension Support to Mt. Province as Among the 22 Priority Provinces for Rural Development Duration: CY 2017 Location: Paracelis and Natonin, Mt. Province Beneficiaries: 20 RBO/Farmer Organizations

NATONIN PARACELIS 2017 National Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry & Natural Resources (AFFNR) Extension Symposium Improving Enabling Environment & Quality of AFE Governance – October 3-4, 2017 at Crown Legacy Hotel Turned-over 188 piglets, starter feeds and 1. Turned over the Swine Raising and Marketing Project to 06 • The Philippine Extension and Advisory Services Net- vitamins to three organizations namely; Marat Integrated Organic Agricultural Practitioners Associ- work Inc. (PhilEASNet) - CAR Chapter led by ATI-CAR Galanagan Farmers Association (GFA) of ation, Inc. (MIOAPA, Inc), composed of 32 ben- Center Director Arlene L. Flores (President), hosted the Sta. Isabel; Butac RIC Farmers Association eficiaries. 2017 AFFNR Extension Symposium held at Crown Legacy of Butac; and Alunogan Rural Farmers Or- 2. Conducted the Must Trainings (Basic Bookkeeping, Enter- • Monitored the status of operations of 15 Learning Sites for Agriculture Hotel, Baguio City. ganization (ARFO) of Alunogan. prise Management, Organizational Management) for Clus- • Monitored one FITS Center • The symposium, with the theme "Strengthening the ter 1 composed of Poblacion, Bananao, and • Attended National Trainings and Other Related Activities Philippine Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and Natural Re- Bantay • Held Regular Staff Meeting for the month of October sources (AFFNR) Extension for Rural Transformation in a Globalized Era", was attended by more than 800 partici- pants from the different regions in the country.