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THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) assured that the central agency will prioritize the abundant agricultural sector in the Davao Region as it has one of the biggest areas of agriculture in the country with a growing number of the agency’s beneficiaries enrolled in their technical vocational agri-related programs.

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has urged the youth to avail of its agriculture-related training courses, especially on modern rice farming. TESDA In a statement, TESDA Deputy Director General Aniceto D. Bertiz III revealed that the agency has produced more tra

Three years after its maiden implementation, more than 10 million bags of certified seeds were distributed to about 1 million farmers from the 42 target provinces under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). Estimates also show that rice areas planted with RCEF seeds reach 1.5 million hectares yearly. As of…

Commission-on-Human-Rights The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the government’s efforts to increase food production by providing skills training to farmers on seedlings production, farm mechanization, post-harvest activities, and entrepreneurship. It said the trainings being offe

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has allotted over 50,000 scholarship slots under Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) for 2022. TESDA In the first half of this year, the agency said, a total of 25,494 rice farmers have already enrolled in various TESDA course

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it is firm in its resolve to improve the quality of the Filipino workers’ technical and vocational skills, especially among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). TESDA On July 4, Officer-in-Charge Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

TRAINING. A total of 29 agricultural extension workers in Central Luzon underwent a three-week training to help rice farmers to become more competitive. The participants' training is funded under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program. (Photo courtesy of DA-PhilRice) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - About 29 agricultural extension workers in Central Luzon are now equipped with knowledge and skills to help farmers become more competitive. The agricultural wo...

It is the first genetically modified rice variety developed to address a specific nutrition issue such as vitamin A deficiency (VAD). * Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient for growth, development, and keeping the body’s visual and immune systems healthy. The Filipino diet lacks vitamin A, wi

More than 38,000 rice farmers and their dependents nationwide have finished various Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) training programs in 2021, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Monday, Feb. 7. 64421 TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña that a total of 38,51

(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Wednesday, April 7, the agency said rice farmers and their dependents have undergone training on farmers field school on production of high-quality inbred rice and seed certification, and farm mechanization; rice machinery operations, drying and milling plant servicing; service motorcycle and small engine system; and, solar powered irrigation system operation and maintenance. TESDA said some of the graduates also received training on carpentry, ele...