30 4Ps beneficiaries in 3 Calbayog villages undergo training on Organic Vege Production (AIMEE A. CATALAN/PR 2014-60) Calbayog City, Samar - A total of 30 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from Palanascara, Anislag and Lonoy villages are set to undergo a Farmers Field School (FFS) season-long training on Organic Vegetable Production after this was formally opened Tuesday last week through simple preliminaries held at Palanascara Village Hall. This training participated in by five 4Ps members from Palanascara, 15 from Anislag and 10 from Lonoy is a joint undertaking of the city link and City Agriculture Office, and a part of national government’s undertaking known as the “Agrikulturang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” or “AgriPinoy 4Ps” which, through local government units, aims to increase agricultural productivity and provide training, sustainable livelihood and short-term jobs to poor farm families in agricultural areas in the countryside. This AgriPinoy 4Ps tries to enable 4Ps beneficiaries by providing them with enough skills and livelihood activities through seedlings distribution and technology transfer that will make them self-reliant someday. Engr. Guillermo Calderon, Assistant City Agriculturist, said that this weekly FFS will include field activities, lectures and group dynamics. He likewise mentioned special topics to be discussed in the entire duration of training which will include the importance of vegetable farming, production and consumption; nursery technology and management; soil sampling, seeding rate computation, land preparation and field layout; organic foliar fertilizer and pesticide; field management practices like transplanting, trellising and pruning; integrated nutrient management; and pest ecology identification and management. Meanwhile, in his talk with the 4Ps member-participants, Mayor Ronaldo Aquino thanked them for their attendance and further expressed high hopes that this will become their continuing program in coordination with their village officials for a desired productive and healthy barangays in the years to come. Mayor Aquino likewise urged the 4Ps participants to contribute to city’s progress, and shared his belief that as the city progresses; the standard of living of every Calbayognon likewise progresses. ###
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:31:42 +0000
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