6 young farmers in Kalinga granted 11-month internship training in Taiwan

Tabuk City, Kalinga - Six promising young farmers from Kalinga, all members of the 4H Club, are attending an 11-month internship in agriculture in Taiwan as part of the Filipino Young Farmers Internship Program (FYFIP) Batch 4.

FYIP aims to enhance the capabilities of young Filipinos to apply modern farming systems in their respective hometowns. The participants will be trained in front-line technologies and advanced farming techniques that seeks to upgrade local farming practices.

There are 50 selected young farmers across the country who are currently participating in the training. Among them were Giovanni Addatu, Nellie Magadang, Jhonrey Madriaga, Reydan Omeccas, Jovanni Tabbu from Tabuk City and Jephunneh Kinobong from Lubuagan.

The trainees will have the opportunity to observe different farm techniques across Taiwan and are expected to bring change to the Philippine agricultural sector with the agricultural skills and knowledge they will gain in the training.

Valuable learning experience

In the training, these six iKalinga farmers will learn a range of agriculture systems in Taiwan, from crops and livestock to innovative farming technologies. All the experience will empower them to deal with the current and changing challenges in the agricultural industry.

Assistance

As cited by the Kalinga Information Office, these iKalinga agriculturists will receive P50,000 each from the Agricultural Training Institute-Department of Agriculture and farm inputs from the Tabuk City Agricultural Services Office after completing the training.

The assistance will help them kick start their desired agricultural projects and businesses and, therefore, would boost the Kalinga agricultural sector.

Changes in agricultural practices in Kalinga expected

These iKalingas' training experiences will contribute to the development of the agricultural landscape of Kalinga and the Philippines as a whole. It is anticipated that the trainees would change agricultural practices in the province using the knowledge and abilities they acquire during their internship.