organic agriculture

MAJAYJAY, Laguna – To further boost organic farming in the country, the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) as the extension and training arm of the Philippine Department of Agriculture is now tapping the different stakeholders to promote, advocate and communicate not only the practice of organic agriculture (OA) but also its benefits and advantages to people and the environment.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – With more farmers going into the organic way of producing agricultural products, the challenge now is to convince  consumers to buy and support these organic products.

Seeing the potential of using blogs to promote organic agriculture (OA), the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) gathered some 12 active bloggers on food, lifestyle, and travel to intensify awareness of OA  among consumers.

VICTORIAS CITY, Negros Occidental – The recently concluded training course on Produktibong Pinoy Strategy or the Agriculture for Sustainable Habitat (ASH) of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) gave rise to the formation of a new group called the Agritects Society of the Philippines (ASP). ASP is the first organization in the country where architects, farmers and rural-based organizations join together to advocate ASH.   
 

DILIMAN, Quezon City - Armed with his renowned battlecry, "Walang Filipino ang magugutom sa sarili niyang bayan." (No Filipino will go hungry in his own native land.), farmer-scientist Ramon D. Peñalosa, Jr. from Negros Occidental shared his passion on organic agriculture in a seminar held during the Agricultural Training Institute's 26th founding anniversary celebration.