Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office One (DA-RFO1) Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) held a training for Agriculture Extension Workers (AEWs) in a workshop entitled “𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 (𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗦) 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗸 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀” on August 1, 2024, at the DA-RFO1 5th Floor Conference Room.

Inviting seventy (70) Provincial Agribusiness Coordinators, representatives from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, FFEDIS Registration Desk Officers from DA satellite stations, and representatives from key cities and municipalities in Region 1, the training revolved around maximizing the implementation of FFEDIS among key agri-fishery players in the region, such as group enterprises, Farmer Cooperatives and Associations, and agri-fishery entrepreneurs.

FFEDIS is a web-based information system created under Republic Act No. 11321 also known as the Sagip Saka Act, which allows for the registration and availment of agri-fishery based assistance such as grants, loans, and easy access to other programs.

The training served as a double-purpose event wherein AEWs learned the uses and benefits of the FFEDIS system as well as building connections with other LGUs. This also sought to extend its reach and awareness in hopes of inviting other groups to register under the system.