SANTA ANA — Gulayan sa Paaralan Focal Persons from all over the various school divisions of Pampanga gathered at the Saint Isidore Farmer Learning Center in Barangay San Isidro Santa Ana for a briefing regarding the program.
This is under the High-Value Crops Development Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The event was led by GPP Focal Person Glarissa Balbarez in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd).
The GPP is aimed to increase awareness on the importance of agriculture in promoting the health of people in a community.
The GPP program among schools also promotes sustainable agriculture as the vegetables harvested are used in the feeding programs of participating schools.
Under the GPP program, schools are encouraged to have nurseries and grow vegetables.
The GPPP promotes food security in schools and communities through self-help activities and values among the learners and appreciation of agriculture as a life support system.
The orientation also focused on the current initiatives for the implementation of the GPP among schools in Pampanga. The event also had an open discussion on the GPP program along with inputs from GPP focal persons on how to better facilitate the program.