TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite - The Agricultural Training Institute Region IVA as the regional orchestrator of a unified and efficient agriculture and fisheries extension (AFE) system has been establishing partnership mechanisms to harmonize extension delivery services, particularly in CaLaBarZon region. Strengthening the relationship between ATI IVA and its LGU partners within the region is a key factor for an efficient delivery of extension services to our clients.

With this at hand, a series of provincial consultations on agriculture and fishery extension services were conducted from January 22 to 26, 2018 to various learning sites accredited by ATI Region IV-A. The consultative activity aimed to identify the specific needs of each municipality and city and correlate these needs with the Center’s plans and program for FY 2018-2019, thus, establishing its goals to help improve the lives of our clients and making the AF sector more competitive.

The highlights of ATI Region IV-A’s accomplishment for 2017 as well as the grant system for proposal-based extension activities were presented. Specific extension and training needs in terms of social and production technologies along the value chain and target participants for each activity and intervention were identified. In addition, potential learning site per banner commodity was initially listed down for evaluation.

The consultation was attended by the Municipal Agriculturist and their representatives for each province. It kicked off at Uma Verde Eco Farm in Candelaria for Quezon Province; RGEM Farm in Rosario, Batangas; Domingo Perma Farm in Antipolo City, for Rizal Province; Laly’s Farmville in Cavinti, Laguna and was completed at Luntian Republika Eco Farms in Alfonso for Cavite Province.

Reports from: Rolando V. Maningas, PhD