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==Agri training center holds training on organic farming== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R04B&article=1851328257571 | |||
*Friday 3rd of February 2012 | |||
:by Louie T. Cueto | |||
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) of the Department of Agriculture MIMAROPA conducted training on organic farming in Barangay Pinagsabangan I, Naujan today. | |||
The training aims to orient farmers on using organic fertilizers in planting rice and vegetables and organic feeding in swine production. | |||
It is a joint project of ATI and the local government units of Calapan City, Naujan, and Baco, with the support of two non-government organizations, the Mindoro Organic Farmers Association (MOFA) and Farmers Organization for the Rural Upliftment of Mindoro (FORUM). | |||
The training started last Nov. 4, 2011 and expects to finish by April this year. The activity is held every Friday for the whole duration of the training, with the participation of 35 farmer participants from the said municipalities. | |||
The pool of trainers were composed of Municipal Agricultural Officer Ely Vargas, two agriculturists from the City Agricultural Services Department of Calapan City, three agricultural technologists of Baco, three representatives from MOFA, two representatives from FORUM, and Dewey Albofera as cooperator or farm owner. (LBR/LTC/PIA4-B/CALAPAN) | |||
==Or. Mindoro prov’l gov’t gives 2k textbooks to DepEd== | ==Or. Mindoro prov’l gov’t gives 2k textbooks to DepEd== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R04B&article=1851328080537 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R04B&article=1851328080537 |