Free skills training all set for Pampanga farmers

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Skills training on agriculture production, aqua-culture and organic farming will be offered in more areas in Pampanga by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda)-Pampanga to compliment with the government’s food security program.

Tesda provincial director Jaime Castillo said that the programs are in support for all other existing programs of the government for the agriculture sector. He added that Tesda aims to capacitate farmers with the skills to further enhance their farming knowledge and improve their yields.

Castillo said that this aims to increase the competitiveness level of the farmers and to boost their productivity as well as make them more market-competitive.

And since much of Pampanga’s towns are agriculturally dependent, Tesda is looking at agri-production and organic farming as among the main priority offerings for farmers. For coastal and fishing towns, Castillo said that they are looking for tie-ups with fish pond owners for the training on aqua-culture care and production.

Castillo said that farmers in Pampanga will also benefit from the funding from the technical skills training under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program (RCEP).

The RCEP would provide technical skills assistance, through Tesda, to farmers as support for the projected reduction or loss of farm arising from the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law.

Under the RCEP, Tesda will undertake the training of farmers and extension workers on the operation of farming machineries, rice production and servicing of machines used in agricultural production. The last two trainings will be in coordination with Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech).

Castillo added that they are also looking at trainings on solar operation system management to provide ready and available skilled manpower for the emerging solar power industry in the region.

Based from current data, several regions have been given training programs by Tesda on Crops Production National Certificate II, Agricultural Crops NC I, Organic Agriculture Production NC II, Animal Production (poultry-chicken) NC II, Animal Production (Swine) NC II.

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