Forty-two (42) beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) TUPAD Program completed the Sweet Corn Production and Management Training on June 3, 2026, under the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture CBSUAโTUPAD Convergence Program.
The training was conducted through the partnership of the CBSUA and DOLE to introduce participants to recommended sweet corn production technologies.
The activity was held at the CBSUA Agriville and Learning Hub, an Accredited Learning Site for Agriculture (ALSA), where participants attended lecture sessions and field demonstrations on sweet corn production and management.
Leading the activity was Engr. Dulce Maria Abigail Alto Jastio, Project Manager of the CBSUAโTUPAD Convergence Program.
Serving as resource person, Project Development Officer III Buster A. Ibarbia discussed sweet corn variety selection, land preparation, planting, nutrient and irrigation management, pest and disease control, harvesting, post-harvest handling, and basic enterprise development.
Participants later applied the recommended production practices through field activities, including proper planting, fertilizer application, irrigation, weed management, pest and disease monitoring.
The training concluded with the harvesting of the sweet corn planted during the practical sessions, allowing participants to observe the results of the technologies demonstrated throughout the program. | ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ. ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฐ, ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐บ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ข
