466 Iloilo farmers complete Agri-Pinoy school on air classes
PIA Press Release
2010/12/10
466 Iloilo farmers complete Agri-Pinoy school on air classes
by T. Villavert
Iloilo City (10 December) -- Some 466 farmers from twenty municipalities of Iloilo province graduated from the Agri-Pinoy School on the Air classes conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Region 6.
The activity was a six-month course focused on Palayamanan System which started last April, said Information Officer Juvy Gaton during the graduation ceremony held at Amigo Terrace Hotel, Iloilo City.
The School on the Air is a yearly undertaking of the DA Regional Agricultural and Fishery Information Division in cooperation with other government institutions, non-government and provincial offices and the private sector.
Palayamanan system is the bahay-kubo concept which combines rice with other high-value crops, indigenous vegetables and trees, fish, poultry, livestock, and biomass recycling.
The objective of this system is to help farmers increase their productivity and income, and to provide supplementary food for the family.
Aside from distributing the certificates of completion to farmers, the activity was also highlighted with the awarding of farm tools to deserving farmers. (PIA6
2010/12/10
466 Iloilo farmers complete Agri-Pinoy school on air classes
by T. Villavert
Iloilo City (10 December) -- Some 466 farmers from twenty municipalities of Iloilo province graduated from the Agri-Pinoy School on the Air classes conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Region 6.
The activity was a six-month course focused on Palayamanan System which started last April, said Information Officer Juvy Gaton during the graduation ceremony held at Amigo Terrace Hotel, Iloilo City.
The School on the Air is a yearly undertaking of the DA Regional Agricultural and Fishery Information Division in cooperation with other government institutions, non-government and provincial offices and the private sector.
Palayamanan system is the bahay-kubo concept which combines rice with other high-value crops, indigenous vegetables and trees, fish, poultry, livestock, and biomass recycling.
The objective of this system is to help farmers increase their productivity and income, and to provide supplementary food for the family.
Aside from distributing the certificates of completion to farmers, the activity was also highlighted with the awarding of farm tools to deserving farmers. (PIA6
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