AgRiDOC students together with Pat Andrew B. Barrientos (Center Director/ Regional Chapter President-MiMaRoPa) participate in the 2017 AFFNR Extension Symposium. Said endeavour is an activity spearheaded by PHILEASNET in partnership with DA-ATI and DA-CAR held on October 3-4, 2017 at Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City.

With the theme: “Strengthening the Philippine Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and Natural Resources (AFFNR) Extension for Rural Transformation in a Globalized Era”, the symposium aims to generate a healthy and productive exchange of new ideas and best extension practices to strengthen the governance, extension modalities and competencies of extension professionals and practitioners.

Moreover, one of the activities in the symposium is the plenary paper presentations and parallel technical session which gives an opportunity for participants from the NGA’s, LGU’s, academe and private sector to share their extension research results as well as best practices in extension.

Furthermore, among the highlight of the activity is the assumption of the newly elected PHILEASNET President Dr. Renato A Maguigad who is also the current Director of ATI Region 1. During his closing message, he gave emphasis on the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders and not followers.

A total of 979 (nine hundred seventy-nine) participants composed of representatives from SUC’s, NGA’s, LGU’s and private sector attended the said National Convention.