Value-Adding helped augment income of this FBS Graduate

“Baslan ang government nga nitabang namo ma uplift mi.” Mila Oclarit was all praises as she spoke of how the Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center X turned her life around through the implementation of the Farm Business School (FBS) in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

Milagros Oclarit was once a housewife who occasionally cooks and sells kakanin products, such as kuntsinta, suman, and biko, at a military camp where her husband works as a soldier.

Rise with Rice: 5 Agripreneurial Tips from a NextGen Rice Farmer

Bukidnon-based Nick Jay Arr Engallado is making a name for himself in their hometown’s farming community as a next generation farmer.

A next generation farmer is someone who carries on the farming activity and legacy of one’s farmer parents (or at least from an immediate family member). Next generation farming is a farming approach which aims to attain sustainability, with the “farm-to-plate” end in mind.

Bukidnon millennial left corporate job to make gourmet chocolates for a living

When Medily S. Villamayor decided to take a break from the corporate life, little did she know that she will be sticking around in her hometown Malaybalay for a while.

As part of her daily grind assisting her father, retired colonel turned farmer Edgardo M. Villamayor, she processes their farm produce like mangosteen and turmeric into consumable powders, the thought of processing cacao beans and turn them into sweet treats crossed her mind.

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