“Isip Mayaman Salitang Mayaman, Gawang Mayaman,” a guiding principle most remembered by Ms. Ayrin Llorin, owner of Cortijo de Palsabangon, Pagbilao, Quezon, in continuously improving her farm operations. Ms. Llorin was one of the participants in the Enhancement Course in Accessing Financing for Agribusiness Development.

The three-phase training was in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office IVA (DA-RFO IVA) and the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship Foundation Inc. - Go Negosyo (PCE - Go Negosyo). Other government offices like Landbank of the Philippines (Cavite and Laguna Lending Centers) also played a vital role in the success of the training.

At the end of the training, each LS owner-participant presented business plan in accordance to the requirements of Landbank of the Philippines (LBP). Business plan presented relates to free-range chicken production, cacao production, farm tourism, lettuce production, pig production, rubber tree production, native pig production, vermicomposting and cattle production.

Twelve Learning Sites (LS) owners of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) CaLaBaRZon like Chad’s Nature Farm, Cortijo de Palsabangon, Agrie’s Integrated Natural Farm, Romulo B. Ayag Organic Farm, Gintong Bukid Farm and Leisure, Forest Wood Garden, Teofely Nature Farms, Beegood Agriventures, Adoress Farm Training and Assessment Center, Nylove Integrated Farm, Don Leon Nature Farm and Laly’s Farmville expressed their eagerness to avail loan. The Enhancement Course in Accessing Financing for Agribusiness Development aims to bring closer to the farmers the additional capital that they need to be able to expand their agribusiness ventures. The three phases of the training were held on September 11 – 14, 2018 (phase I), September 17 – 19, 2018 (phase II) and October 11 – 12, 2018 (phase III).

Content: Abegail L. del Rosario