DILIMAN, Quezon City—Officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Taipei Economic Cultural Office (TECO), together with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), conveyed messages of support for the 50 young farmers selected for the Filipino Young Farmers Internship Program (FYFIP) in Taiwan.
During the program orientation held virtually by the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), the heads of the implementing agencies congratulated the participants for their achievement.
The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) is now accepting applicants for the Filipino Young Farmers Internship Program in Taiwan. The program is in partnership with Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) to enhance existing relations through a youth exchange program that will focus on modern agricultural and fisheries techniques, marketing strategies and mechanisms, cooperative management and enhancement of competencies, discipline and values, among others.
Extension services continue to evolve. With the challenges that extension workers and farmers face, the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) continues to explore various strategies to improve its efforts as the extension and training arm of the Department of Agriculture. In over 30 years, the ATI has celebrated various successes and learned from the lessons during hard times. Nonetheless, we are proud to be standing the test of time through the support of our partners and the clientele themselves. This is the ATI Today, more committed to bring you extension services beyond boundaries.
