The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 6, aiming to hit the National Organic Agriculture Program target of 50,000 practitioners by 2016, conducted two batches of Basic Organic Agriculture Technologies Training for small farmers recently.

The training was aimed to enable small farmer groups to create a multiplier force that will promote organic farming system and to ensure increased production pursuant to the Republic Act 10068 or the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 and Philippine National Standards.

Sixty farmers, farmer leaders and members of Municipal Local technical committees on Organic Agriculture, participated in the training on identifying the necessary support systems that will strengthen organic farming acceptance among the rural communities.

Rey Pedroso of the National Organic Agriculture Board, Omega Pedroso of ACES-AMI Farm and Elias Sandig, Organic Agriculture Focal Person in the Province of Iloilo, discussed the Philippine National Standards for Organic Agriculture

He also spoke on organic technologies, protocols and standards for vermi composting, vegetable and chicken production, hog raising, forage production, management of pest and disease, and organic concoctions and feeds.*PNA

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