The program on Increasing Agricultural Productivity towards Food Security and Poverty Alleviation: Extension Support to Twenty-Two Provinces with Highest Poverty Incidence in the Philippines (ES22PPP) under the TIER 2 Program completed its Human Resource Development cum Production Technology Training.

The series of trainings were conducted from September 25 to November 30, 2017 with beneficiaries from six municipalities in Siquijor namely Larena, Enrique Villanueva, Siquijor, Lazi, San Juan and Maria and the six municipalities from Negros Oriental namely Bacong, Zamboanguita, Jimalalud, San Jose, Amlan and Dauin as participants.

The beneficiaries underwent team building exercises, values re-orientation sessions, and leadership enhancement activities. Likewise, participants attended in the production technology training based on the livelihood package that they have chosen to avail. Technology trainings conducted include native chicken production, egg production, vegetable production, banana production and processing, cattle fattening, goat production, fish processing, and organic swine production.

Prior to the training, the participants themselves identified the livelihood projects during the participatory planning workshops conducted in their respective municipalities (please see related story http://www.ati.da.gov.ph/ati-7/news/08312017-1249/simultaneous-participa...) earlier this year.

The TIER2 program aims to uplift the lives of the families identified under the 22 poorest provinces in the country.