Twenty-six farmers associations in the province of Romblon received recently specialized training from the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program to sharpen their skills and knowledge on crop, livestock, and poultry production with the use of modern technologies.
The sessions were participated by more than 600 farmers from the municipalities of Alcantara, Calatrava, Concepcion, Ferrol, San Andres, Santa Maria, and San Jose, Romblon.
They were trained on diverse agricultural topics such as crop production, animal care, and agripreneurship as mandatory courses for the beneficiaries before accepting the livelihood projects.
Ensuring a comprehensive and effective training experience for the farmers, invited resource speakers were experts in plant production and animal care from various DA offices.
According to the DA Mimaropa, the associations are now ready to participate in the food production and livelihood component of the SAAD Program.
“SAAD MIMAROPA is now procuring livelihood interventions in order to effectively finish the distribution by December 2023,” written in SAAD Mimaropa’s press release.
Romblon is one of the beneficiary of DA SAAD’s 2nd phase program.
