Department of Agriculture (DA)
Undersecretary for Field Operations and National Coordinator for Rice Program
Dante Delima and Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) Exec.
Dir. Ariel Cayanan signed the Memorandum of Mutual Understanding (MOMu) for the
Safe Plant and Livestock Production Technology Dissemination Project (SPLPT) on
November 25 and 26, respectively. The project is an initiative of the Japan
Agricultural Exchange Council (JAEC) under the Japan International Cooperation
Agency’s (JICA) Technical Cooperation for Grassroots Projects, in collaboration
with the DA, PCAF and the local government of Minamimaki-Mura Town, Nagano,
Japan. The project will provide technical assistance through a one-day seminar
for local government unit (LGU) personnel and farmers in the targeted area to
create awareness and understanding on the usefulness and practical methods of
SPLPT and for policy planners in the national government and LGUs to support
the dissemination of the technology in the grassroots level. The project will
also include a three-year on-farm technical internship training for an initial
batch of five farmers on vegetable and livestock production in Minamimaki-Mura
in Japan. In top photo (from left) are JAEC Training Coordinator Yoichiro
Kawasaki, USec. Delima and Local Support and Coordination Division Assistant
Chief Solidad Bernardo. Lower photo shows PCAF Exec. Dir. Cayanan signing the
MOMu in the presence of JAEC Traning Coordinator Kawasaki.
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