Members of the Kapate Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Farmers Association (KARBFA) based in Sarangani Province will undergo training in the farm business school (FBS) in this province starting this month.
Department of Agrarian Reform Sarangani Chief Cenon S. Original said the activity will help farmers upgrade their knowledge and skills in developing competitive farm enterprises that will open opportunities for them to earn more.
“In collaboration with other government agencies and local government units, this training will enhance the farmer-beneficiaries capacity towards higher productivity and income. This way, it will also help alleviate poverty and contribute to national food security,” Original said in a statement.
During the launching of the FBS in Barangay Kapate, Kiamba, Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Ramonito C. Marciano urged the farmer-beneficiaries to make a difference in their lives.
“They need to devote some time to train their minds and hands so that their talents in farming and marketing will propel them in acquiring their most desired treasures,” Marciano said.
The FBS weekly sessions, which will be conducted by Provincial FBS facilitators Kristine Joy C. Carriedo and Lorna S. Acanto, will cover 25 modules designed for on-site training. The 25 enlisted agrarian reform beneficiaries will be trained to become agricultural entrepreneurs by learning agro-enterprise principles.
“Since the official registration of our organization last year, we have seen the interventions of the DAR unfolding at great length, and for this, we are very grateful. As a farmer-leader, I encourage my fellow ARBs to seize this opportunity to become better because I believe this training will open opportunities for us,” said Alejandro Sanchez, KARBFA President.
The KARBFA is a newly registered organization which consists mostly of agrarian reform beneficiaries.