AGRICULTURAL TRAINING INSTITUTE CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION MONTHLY ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT JULY THEMATIC THEMATIC THEMATIC THEMATIC PROGRAM Enhancing Ac- PROGRAM Expanding Improving Ena- cess to Strengthening PROGRAM PROGRAM bling Environ- Competitiveness and Partnerships in Advancing ment & Quality Knowledge Capacities of the AFE Excellence in of AFE 01 Products & 02 03 Extension Delivery 06 Governance Attended the Highland Agriculture and Monitored five FITS e-EXTENSION TRAININGS CONDUCTED Resources Research and Development Centers namely: Assisted 35 enrollees of the e-Learning For FARMERS Consortium (HARRDEC) Regional For AEWs Technical Working Group Meeting 1. Aguinaldo, Ifugao KNOWLEDGE CENTER SETTING-UP 2. Alfonso Lista, Ifugao Training Course on Postharvest Handling, & MANAGMENT 3. Lamut, Ifugao Training of Trainers’ Grading and Sorting of Fruits and Vegetables THEMATIC 4. Lagawe, Ifugao Launched two FITS Centers : on Code of Hygienic ESP Conducted: “Buzzing the bee industry” : PROGRAM Scaling-Up AFE 1. LGU-Flora Practices, Production The Beekeeping Enterprise Development Train- Innovations 5. Tadian, Mt. Province 2. LGU-Sta. Marcela and Utilization of ing for Beekeeper-Farmers of CAR 04 OPAg-Benguet Conducted: Farmers Training Spices and Dried Aro- Monitored eight Learning KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT & matic Herbs for AEWs on Organic Agriculture for Farmers of Bokod, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Learning Sites Sites namely: DISSEMINATION SERVICES of CAR Benguet Meeting Subscribed to 30 newspapers/ OMAg-Balbalan Conducted: Training on Organ- 1. Bilagot Farm Validated two Learning Sites magazines ic Agriculture for 4H & RICs of Balbalan,Kalinga 2. Bongat and Sons Farm Distributed 904 print and DVD 1. Mr. Rolly Villa’s Farm, Sta. Marcela, Apayao 3. Villafuerte Camat Farm knowledge products Other Related Activities 2. Ms. Revelyn Duldulao’s Farm, Luna, Apayao 4. Aquilina Saguilot’s Farm 4-H PROGRAM 5. Ivan Baguilat Farm Started this July... Assessed Otucan National High School as Recipient of the Gulayan sa Paar- THEMATIC Strengthening AFE Stakehold- 6. Os-os Farm Training on Enabling the AgriDOC: A alan 7. Layog Country Farm New Breed of Agricultural Development PROGRAM ers’ Capacity in Hosted Ms. Lai Yi-Ru, an IFYE delegate from Taiwan -July 12-16, 2017 8. Mabuyag Farm Officers of the Community (AGRiDOC) Climate Change 05 Adaptation & Readiness Extension Support to Mt. Province as Among the 22 Priority Provinces for Rural Development (T2-ES22PPP) Conducted the Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) Duration: CY 2017 Midyear In- House Review Site: Paracelis and Natonin, Mt. Provicne Livelihood and Community Projects in and Beneficiaries: 20 Farmer/RBO organizations CAR Assessment This July... Project Goal Participated in the celebration of the The Poverty Alleviation and Needs Assessment Team (PANAT) had a Improved Climate-Resilience of Communities in 30th Cordillera Foundation Anniversary. writeshop to prepare the training designs and project proposals for the Agriculture and Fishery Natonin and Paracelis Site: Balakbak, Kapangan, Benguet Duration: May-December 2017 Attended various National Pro- EDUCATION SUPPORT This July... gram Midyear Planning & As- Academic & Technology Integration (ATI) Education Program for Out of School Youth Conducted Vulnerability Assessment through sessments and Meetings Interviewed scholarship applicants from the Province of Abra– July 14, 2017 at Bangued, Focus Group Discussion Abra Barangay Profiling .