ATI’s on-air course program produce 1,851 graduates

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2821436174754/ati-s-on-air-course-program-produce-1-851-graduates-
• Wednesday, July 8, 2015

By Elsha Marie B. Soriano (MCA/EMBS/PIA-1, Pangasinan)

URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan, July 8 (PIA) – At least 1,851 farmers and agricultural workers in Pangasinan received their certificates for completing their course on goat production during the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center’s (ATI-RTC) school-on-the-air program graduation held on Wednesday at the Cultural Center and Sports Complex here.

Rogelio Evangelista, director of the ATI-RTC in Region 1, said the program, dubbed as “Sanayang Pangradyo sa Agrikultura” is geared towards disseminating information and knowledge on sustainable goat production with the use of organic agriculture through mass media.

Evangelista said the program, in partnership with the local government units, Office of Provincial Agriculture (OPAg) and Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Pangasinan, aired every Tuesday and Thursday from 5 am to 6 am on March 10 to June 30.

“The Sanayang Pangradyo sa Agricultura program of ATI-RTC is one way for us to reach out to our farmers without having to ask them to go to our training center,” he said.

ATI-RTC emphasized the use of organic agriculture in goat production because “we want that the products produced by our farmers to be safe, healthy, and affordable,” said Evangelista.

Evangelista said ATI-RTC Region 1 focuses on providing good agriculture practices on crops and livestock in order to produce more globally competitive products in preparation to the upcoming Association of Southeast East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Integration where trading of goods is free.

The participants, which are expected to help increase and improve the province goat production, were from the 29 towns and cities of Pangasinan namely, Anda, Alaminos City, Dasol, Mabini, Bugallon, Lingayen, Mangatarem, Bayambang, Calasiao, San Carlos City, Sta. Barbara, San Jacinto, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Laoac, Bautista, Binalonan, Sison, Alcala, Urdaneta City, Pozorrubio, San Manuel, Asingan, Rosales, Santa Maria, Tayug, Natividad, San Quintin and Umingan.