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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