Regional

After MOVE AFEN REWIND came MOVE AFEN REFILL.

The REFILL stands for Regional Farm Improvement and Linkage-establishment Lectures while the first, Regional Workshop in Network Development.  Both were undertaken to enable AFEN officers and ATI 8 staff to learn both the technology that makes farms successful and the strategy to muster the support of others to promote sustainable agriculture. 

Machines need to cool and stop spinning. Batteries need recharging. Carabaos need to rest and wallow. Development managers need to take time out and take stock of themselves ad their work.

Year in and year out, the staff of Visca-based Agricultural Training Institute have been moving in and out to enlighten, energize, encourage and empower rural communities in Eastern Visayas.

The diversity of players in and direction that extension takes often causes confusion among intended beneficiaries. It is for this reason that the ATI-RTC 8 encouraged extension service providers (ESPs) in six provinces in the region to organize themselves into an agriculture and fishery extension network, which serves as a mechanism for collaboration and unification of efforts that can create impact on the lives of farmers and fisherfolk in rural communities.