DIPOLOG CITY--More than 300 farmers from Zamboanga del Norte completed the course on corn production and Hi-GREEN University-On-the-Air (UOA) program dubbed as “Universidad ni Lando sa Kahanginan.”
UOA is a joint of project of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) of the province airing through DXRJ.
It is a non-formal education on corn production to create awareness among interested farmers on the potentials of corn production while presenting and discuss new technologies over the radio.
Participating farmer-enrollees must complete and pass all requirements, including the final assessment in order to graduate.
The graduation rites were held at Liloy Municipal gym with the following honor students: Imelda Diaz of Lawaan Tampilisan, Odon Molina of Pitogo Gutalac, Maria Luz Baltazar of San Francisco Liloy, Roger Lim of Osukan and Reynaldo Amora of Balas, all of Labason; Venturada Potutan and Maynilda Templado of San Jose Kalawit.
Others coming from Leon Postigo are Elena Chico and Melba Tigo of Mangop, Dominador Fabillar and Nelia Mazo of Tinuyop, Jimboy Hamac of Tiniguiban, Nelia Mazo-Tinuyop Leon Postigo.
Provincial Agriculture Coordinator Engr. Peter Andalahao of Zamboanga Sibugay, representing RED Oscar Parawan, said the UOA can uplift the lives of the farmers through a participatory information dissemination of technologies thru radio.
Andalahao added that UOA has reached out to Zamboanga del Norte to help the people start off with corn production and vegetable projects in tandem with DA’s High Value Commercial Crops (HVCC) program.
He said the benefits of the corn farmers in the third district will get the benefit of their efforts because of the presence of a corn grains center in Liloy, the farm-to-market road projects as well as the Barangay Bagsakan established by DA in collaboration with Gov. Rolando Yebes.
Asterio Saliot Jr., director of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), likewise hailed the farmers, saying they play a vital role in the country’s economy as models of resilience.
The DA-ATI, he said, embarks on maximizing the potentials of information and communication technology to reach out further towards empowering our stakeholders for agriculture and fisheries.
“We believe that knowledge is power and power comes from sharing information so that it can be utilized. If we lack information, we also lack the knowledge we need for our farming operations,” Saliot said.
For his part, Liloy Mayor Jaime Lim said that “we are indeed benefited by this program and we cannot contest the value of achievements and knowledge we get.”
With Lim during the graduation ceremonies are Vice Mayor Alfred Chan, board members Aniceto Darunday, Joseph Ajero and Florentino Daaron, barangay officials, municipal agriculturists, agricultural technicians and DA info chief Maria Melba Wee.
REPORT BY MARK LARIDE, DA-9
UOA is a joint of project of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) of the province airing through DXRJ.
It is a non-formal education on corn production to create awareness among interested farmers on the potentials of corn production while presenting and discuss new technologies over the radio.
Participating farmer-enrollees must complete and pass all requirements, including the final assessment in order to graduate.
The graduation rites were held at Liloy Municipal gym with the following honor students: Imelda Diaz of Lawaan Tampilisan, Odon Molina of Pitogo Gutalac, Maria Luz Baltazar of San Francisco Liloy, Roger Lim of Osukan and Reynaldo Amora of Balas, all of Labason; Venturada Potutan and Maynilda Templado of San Jose Kalawit.
Others coming from Leon Postigo are Elena Chico and Melba Tigo of Mangop, Dominador Fabillar and Nelia Mazo of Tinuyop, Jimboy Hamac of Tiniguiban, Nelia Mazo-Tinuyop Leon Postigo.
Provincial Agriculture Coordinator Engr. Peter Andalahao of Zamboanga Sibugay, representing RED Oscar Parawan, said the UOA can uplift the lives of the farmers through a participatory information dissemination of technologies thru radio.
Andalahao added that UOA has reached out to Zamboanga del Norte to help the people start off with corn production and vegetable projects in tandem with DA’s High Value Commercial Crops (HVCC) program.
He said the benefits of the corn farmers in the third district will get the benefit of their efforts because of the presence of a corn grains center in Liloy, the farm-to-market road projects as well as the Barangay Bagsakan established by DA in collaboration with Gov. Rolando Yebes.
Asterio Saliot Jr., director of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), likewise hailed the farmers, saying they play a vital role in the country’s economy as models of resilience.
The DA-ATI, he said, embarks on maximizing the potentials of information and communication technology to reach out further towards empowering our stakeholders for agriculture and fisheries.
“We believe that knowledge is power and power comes from sharing information so that it can be utilized. If we lack information, we also lack the knowledge we need for our farming operations,” Saliot said.
For his part, Liloy Mayor Jaime Lim said that “we are indeed benefited by this program and we cannot contest the value of achievements and knowledge we get.”
With Lim during the graduation ceremonies are Vice Mayor Alfred Chan, board members Aniceto Darunday, Joseph Ajero and Florentino Daaron, barangay officials, municipal agriculturists, agricultural technicians and DA info chief Maria Melba Wee.
REPORT BY MARK LARIDE, DA-9