ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao – Seventy-five farmers finished a training on Modernized Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization in J and E Integrated Farm School provided by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Ifugao.
The graduation ceremony took place in San Quintin, Alfonso Lista on Oct. 1.
The graduates, who are local rice farmers and agricultural practitioners from the different barangays of the province, underwent an 80-day training conducted through blended learning delivery mode under the new normal training approach.
Aside from the free skills training, the farmer-graduates received free training support fund, personal protective equipment, health allowance, GSIS insurance policy, and Internet allowance under the Rice Extension Services Program of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund benefits.
Ifugao TESD Senior Specialist Belino C. Kiso encouraged the graduates to continue taking other skills training like the rice machinery operations and trainings on other courses that will benefit them more.
The farmer-graduates are expected to apply their acquired skills on modernized production of high-quality inbred rice, seed certification, and farm mechanization in their own farmsteads and workplace to help them increase their income and competitiveness.
The graduates thanked Tesda for providing them with essential skills in modern farming that will help them expand their farms’ productivity for food security during the pandemic. – Press release
