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Fifteen cooperatives and two associations from Cebu participated in an organic farming training as a way to promote environmental conservation. The simultaneous training was held from June to August.

Online PR News – 14-October-2011 –Fifteen cooperatives and two associations from Cebu participated in an organic farming training as a way to promote environmental conservation. The simultaneous training was held from June to August.

The training-workshop was designed to inform and educate participants about organic and sustainable farming systems as well as create awareness on its benefits, as opposed to the widely practiced chemical-based farming system.

The two-day activity featured lectures on ecology, organic and natural farming system and the role of livestock raising in integrated farming. Participants were also given hands-on activities to further facilitate their learning, like making moringa capsules and different organic fertilizers out of vegetables and fruits.

Cebu City’s Movement of Imaginals for Sustainable Societies through Initiatives, Organization and Network (MISSION) led by Mario Gasalatan (community organizer), Ivan Mark Abellana (herbalist) and Rina Mabalhin (agriculturist) facilitated the training. They also visited these organizations to evaluate their farming status.

The participants expressed gratitude for the new learning and promised to practice organic farming.

“I really learned a lot from this training-workshop. It enlightened us of the benefits of organic farming not only on our farms but also with our physical being. With that, we assure you that we are going to apply what we have learned from this training and hope to see better results on our crops,” said Edilberta Uson, treasurer of Uling Multi-purpose Cooperative in the City of Naga, Cebu.

The training-workshop was organized by Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. as a project under its enterprise development program.