Ruben Ragas, a Magsasaka Siyentista serves as the Resource Person of the first episode of the i-BIDA nATIn Program: Webinar on Vegetable Gardening Season 2 on June 26, 2020.
BRGY. LOS ANGELES, Butuan City-In the onset of the Webinar Season II which covers Vegetable gardening topics, the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) 13 continuously airing its first episode online. With a catchy title ‘Bet na Bet sa Cucurbits, learners gained lots of basic knowledge in producing cucurbits vegetable on June 26, 2020.
With the same Resource Person Mr. Ruben Ragas who talked about the importance and benefits of cucurbits vegetables. He also discussed its classification, fertilizer application, pests and disease management as well as the harvesting period.
Meanwhile, participants were able to raise their questions through the chatbox as instructed by the host before the lecture starts. This was joined by more than 100 participants as online learners. Ragas was able to satisfy learners through his answer which is directly based on his own farm experiences.
On the other hand, Senior Agriculturist and Asst. Center Director Heracleo A. Paler supervised and monitored during the airing of the webinar season II.
This webinar series is under the “i-BIDA nATIn” Program, the newest online platform of the ATI-Caraga in lieu of the face-to-face training of the Institute.