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Perla Lena
ILOILO CITY – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Western Visayas has equipped its trainers to reach out to upland farmers to make them productive, and help prevent soil erosion and loss of soil nutrients.
The Sustainable Integrated Development in Slope Land Areas (SIDSLA) - Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) training aims to reach out to farmers in upland areas, especially those covered under the Executive Order 70 or the "Whole-of-Nation" approach to sustainable development peace and order, TESDA Specialist I Organic Agriculture Production NC II trainer Leslie Ann D. Lagrada said on Friday.
“One of the main activities of SIDSLA is the establishment of Sloping Agricultural Land Technology-based project where we cultivate the upland or slope area to grow crops,” Lagrada, one of the 25 who completed the three-day pilot training, said in an interview.
The training was a combination of theory and practical applications, that was held in Barangay Binolusan Pequeño in Calinog, Iloilo on March 2-4.
She will be joining the rest of the trainers who will cascade their learning during the multiplier training of trainers for Tubungan, Iloilo, Boracay Island in Aklan on March 16-18,2022.
“We look forward to reach the upland farmers for they are the real practitioners. There is no training regulation yet but we are anticipating that after multiplier training we can reach out to farmers living in slope areas,” she added.
During the pilot SIDSLA-SALT training, the trainers were taught what crops to plant that could thrive in mountainous areas, how to contour slope areas, goat-raising, and feed formulation using available organic materials.
“Aside from helping our farmers to become productive, it can also help prevent soil erosion and loss of nutrients, which is one of the major problems in the country,” Lagrada said. (PNA)
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