Thursday, May 9, 2013

University on the Air Program for Corn Production Soon to be heard in Caraga Region



Agusan del Norte Provincial Corn Coordinator Oscar Tuyor (left) urged farmers to make use of the radio as a means of learning the right technology on corn production during the mass enrolment in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte.

Recognizing the power of radio, the AgriPinoy Corn Program of the Department of Agriculture Caraga taps its potential thru the conduct of the University on the Air (UOA) on White Corn Production.

The University on the Air on White Corn Production radio course will be carried out thru the expertise of the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Division (RAFID) with the support of its farmcasters from the local government units.
Last April 16-18, 2013 series of the mass briefing and enrolment was conducted in the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte and in Butuan City.

Around 500 farmer-students were officially enrolled in the program in the whole region.
The University on the Air on White Corn Production will be aired one hour per week to start this coming June to August 2013. 

Farmers who were officially enrolled will just tune-in the radio program and learn the lesson based on the course module to be discussed on the air.

The program will be anchored with the respective farm casters with the support of the LGU based corn coordinators.

Outstanding farmer-students will be selected based on their class performance and result of examinations and will be recognized during the mass graduation tentatively set this coming September 2013.

RAFID OIC Rebecca Atega said during the enrolment that radio is the cheapest means of communication and a powerful tool in disseminating the right technology thru reaching the target audiences even in the remotest place.      

Meanwhile Caraga AgriPinoy Corn Program Coordinator Abel Wagas expressed optimism that the University on the Air on White Corn Production could help improve the farming practices.

White corn is being advocated nowadays for human consumption as identified under the Food Staples Sufficiency Program (FSSP). (Aurell P. Arais/RAFID DA CARAGA)

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