Huwebes, Mayo 7, 2015

Trainor's Training under ARCCESS

A four-day Trainors’ Training on Modernize Rice Production Processing and Marketing was conducted under the partnership of DAR and DA. This training is part of the Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) program which aims to increase the production of farmers and engage in agri-based enterprise so that they would not leave their awarded land.

This activity was participated by different Officers of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’ Organizations (ARBOs) from Bulan, Castilla, and Sorsogon. They were taught about the characteristics of irrigated, rainfed, and upland rice ecosystems; the principles and concepts of palay check or the Palayamanan System; land preparation and crop establishment, nutrient management; water management; integrated pest management; harvesting and post-harvesting management; rice rationing; climate change ready technology of rice; concepts of community seed banking; farm planning and record keeping; and the rice marketing concept. They were also given an overview of Organic Agriculture and the Organic Act of 2010 (RA 10068). Resource speakers came from the Provincial Agriculturist Office of Sorsogon, and Agricultural Training Institute of Pili, Camarines Sur. The activity ended with an exposure trip to Brgy. Capuy, Sorsogon City wherein farmers in this area are already using this technology.

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