Success Stories

Most significant change stories of our stakeholders. Over the years, ATI has observed and documented success stories among its clients as a result of its Extension programs. These success stories are living proof of the Institute’s undying effort to provide an improved and proactive extension service to the agriculture sector.


Overcoming “mouse-fears” Isn’t it strange that he who kills a field mouse with one blow is scared to click a computer mouse, and he who skillfully clicks the computer mouse shouts at the sight of a field mouse? What if they team-up?
Fifty-year old Jessie Gunda Globio is the pride of Poblacion 2 in Balangkayan, Eastern Samar who takes farming as his bread and butter.  He went into farming because he saw the great potential of the land entrusted to him by his parents and in-laws.  These agricultural lands became his "classrooms" where he often  stays from sunrise to dusk.  They were witnesses of...
Hitting 1st the rice production mark of 200 cavans per hectare is something when it is in the island of Samar. Samar province is included in the club 20, a listing of the poor provinces in the country.  The reasons are many.  One of which is low production.  But Mr. Alipio P. Sabusap, Jr. who is from Sta.Rita, Samar showed to his people that they can graduate from the club.
Many dream but do not dare and never know because they never try.  Not Mr. Ursulo “Ursing” de la Peña because he dreams and dares.
"Poverty is not a hindrance to success", as the popular saying goes.
“If someone had told me that I would be exporting, I would have laughed at such an improbable idea”, quips Edna.