![]() | Ambassador Gaa Lauds the Philippine E-Extension Program for Agriculture and Fisheries |
Philippine Embassy News, 18 May, 2010
USDA also arranged briefings for the delegation that focused on bioenergy, nutrition, climate change and food security. Ambassador Gaa lauded ATI’s pioneering efforts in using Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to help improve the Filipino farmers’ and fisherfolks’ income and productivity. The Philippines is one of the few Asian countries that first developed e-extension program systems. L-R: Economic Officer Angelito Nayan; USDA National Program Leader (Forest Biology) Catalino Blanche; Ambassador Gaa; ATI Director Asterio Saliot; Ms. Antonieta Arceo, OIC-ATI Knowledge Products Management Division (KPMD); and Ms. Pamela Mappala, Asst. Chief, KPMD. First appeared Read the rest: Highlights of the Philippines's e-Extension Team's Visit to the US |