PH Partners with Taiwan for Youth in Agriculture

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Cyril Dagupen

MAKATI CITY -- Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), represented by Assistant Director Rosana P. Mula, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO), through Ambassador Michael Pieyung, enhancing the existing friendly relations between the agriculture and fishery authorities.

The MOU provides for an 11-month subsidized internship program in Taiwan for qualified young Filipino farmers. The training module will include modern agricultural and fisheries techniques, marketing strategies, cooperative management, enhancement of competencies, discipline and work values, among others.

This partnership is only one of the many initiatives of the DA under the leadership of Secretary William D. Dar in promoting and enticing the youth in agriculture and fisheries toward global competitiveness.

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