DILIMAN, Quezon City—The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) bagged the Most Outstanding High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) implementor under the Bureaus and Attached Agencies Category for its FY 2021 Projects.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with the private sector to assist high-value crop producers in Mindanao with the transportation and marketing of their produce in Luzon and Visayas regions.

The effort aims to facilitate the movement of fruits and help local farmers bring their produce to major markets, provide a stable source of income, and reduce losses in the middle of the ongoing pandemic.

CULION, Palawan—To strengthen the implementation of the initiatives and strategies for the different agricultural sub-sectors, banner program coordinators from the Agricultural Training Institute’s (ATI) network convened to develop plans for 2021.

DAVAO CITY—With the damages that local mango farmers continue to face due to cecid fly infestation, insecticide resistance management (IRM) strategies are put in place to combat different pest-related issues.

The IRM, however, is a complex system of management technology for mango farmers. To assist them, a training of trainers (TOT) for IRM of Cecid Fly in Mango was conducted.

LANTAPAN, Bukidnon—The knowledge and understanding of key agents of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) were reinforced with a refresher course on GAP for fresh fruits and vegetables.