The center congratulates Hoyohoy Highland Stone Chapel and Adventure Park of Tangub City for upgrading from Learning Site (LS) partner to School for Practical Agriculture (SPA) status. Here, Hoyohoy owner former Gov. Loreto Leo Ocampos is represented by Dina Ocampos to receive the certificate during the awarding ceremony.
ATI-RTC X Compound, El Salvador City---The Learning Site (LS) and School for Practical Agriculture (SPA) partners of the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center X (ATI-RTC X) is growing exponentially as it pursues to double the number by 2019 as per directive of OIC-Director Luz A. Taposok.
As the lead agency in agricultural and fisheries extension, the ATI taps rural farms to serve as Learning Sites (LS) for knowledge sharing opportunities for farmers and would-be farmers.
The new LS partners of the center who received their certificates are as follows:
1. FOC Eco-Farm (Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte) - Ms. Edelyn M. dela Cruz
2. GT Farm (Maramag, Bukidnon) - Mr. Gordon M. Torres
The new School for Practical Agriculture (SPA) of the center are as follows:
1. Queensland Herbs and Tourism Farm (Bacolod, Lanao del Norte) - Ms. Eleanor A. Rosario
2. Hoyohoy Organic Farm (or Hoyohoy Highland Stone Chapel and Adventure Park) in Tangub, Misamis Occidental – Loreto Leo Ocampos as received by his daughter-in-law, Ms. Dina Ocampos
Meanwhile, the School for Practical Agriculture or SPA is one of the Institute's initiatives in persuading farmers to engage in diversified farming system in their respective areas.
In concept, the chosen SPA farm shall be further developed to become the "school" for hands on training and the farmer-owners as the "teachers" and community extensionists. This setup will help those individuals particularly out-of-school-youths who have the enthusiasm to go to school but have limited resources.