As the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 continues the implementation of the Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation Program (F2C2), the five pilot cluster farmers and fishers’ associations in the Ilocos Region were trained on leadership and organizational management.
Clustered associations for the training were Pangasinan Farmers Agriculture Cooperative in Umingan, Pangasinan; Santiago Island Hog Raisers Agriculture Cooperative in Bolinao, Pangasinan; Sta. Fe-San Jose Multipurpose Cooperative in Agoo, La Union; Arangkada Sto. Domingo Federated Farmers Association in Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur; and Timpuyog ti Adams Entrepreneurs Credit Cooperative in Adams, Ilocos Norte.
A total of 245 farmers were mentored during the series of training which started on March 17 and was completed on April 30.
This is also in preparation for the crafting of each cluster associations’ development plan which will later on serve as a guide in implementing their programs/projects/activities for a span of five years.
F2C2 is a component to the New thinking for Agriculture and the new strategic thrusts under the 12 paradigms of DA signed by Secretary William Dar on 05 August 2020.
