More than 1,600 local volunteers gathered in various areas in Marinduque in support of the World Water Day 2019 celebrations.
Boac River cleanup activities unite 1,600+ Marinduquenos
Author: Rafael Constantino R. Seño
Rafael Constantino R. Seño is a contributor at MNN. He is a youth leader, an events host and organizer in Marinduque, a graphics and branding designer, environmental advocate and Rapport & Communications Director at Agrea. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Communications at Marinduque State College.
Agrea offers free Organic Agriculture Production training for Marinduquenos
The Agrea Farm School in Cawit, Boac, Marinduque is now accepting applications for admission in Organic Agriculture Production
‘No read, no write’ Tatay Pilo, now a Certified Organic Agriculture Practitioner in Marinduque
Later on we found out that every time he received his salary, he just put a line on top of his name as his signature. We asked and he confessed that he had no schooling experience: “No Read, No Write”. Same with a number of rural folks who was not given any opportunity to go to school due to poverty.
Marinduque now has local-based organic farming assessors
Two Marinduque-based Organic Agriculture Production NCII assessors are the newest addition to the island’s growing list of organic agriculture professionals.
Farm school in Marinduque maintains perfect pass rate
BOAC, Marinduque – For the fourth time since the farm school opened in November 2018, 100% of students at the AGREA Farm School pass the Organic Agriculture Production assessment. All 25 examinees from AGREA Farm School get passing competency remarks for Organic Agriculture Production National Certification (OAP NCII) last July 2-4, 2018. This qualifies all 25 of them as Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-certified Organic Agriculture Farmers. Further, they are qualified as competent Organic Agriculture Farmers, Organic Chicken Raisers, Organic Hogs Raisers, Organic Vegetables Farmers, Organic Concoctions and…