CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION | March 2023 – A total of 222 individuals participated in the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and safe and judicious use of fertilizer and pesticides (f/p) training as the FPA CAR continues its collaboration with the local government for the first quarter of 2023.

For the month of March, the team conducted four seminars on the safe and judicious use of f/p products, which served 45 farmers from Balili, Mankayan, 16 from Camp 4, Tuba, Benguet, 28 officers and members from La-Diyang Haven Community, and 25 from Tabaan Sur, Tuba, Benguet.

Meanwhile, 69 participants attended the training on the safe and judicious use of f/p and Balanced Fertilization Strategy (BFS) in a joint effort between FPA and ATI-CAR Regional Training Center.

Moreover, Benguet State University – Northern Philippines Root Crops Research and Training Center (NPRCRTC) tapped Regional Officer (RO) Rogelio Tanguid and Provincial Officer (PO) Rowena Billig to discuss the safe and judicious use of f/p products as part of the program in celebrating their 46th anniversary in La Trinidad, Benguet last March 21. A total of thirty-nine (39) participants attended the said event.

Through continuous coordination with partners from the government and private sectors working for agricultural development, the team is committed to reaching out to the public for the safe and judicious use of f/p and to promote BFS. ###