Yoel Integrated Farm

FARM BUSINESS SCHOOL – FARMER LEVEL: A JOURNEY OF LEARNING, GROWTH & OPPORTUNITY

We are truly grateful and proud to celebrate the successful completion of the Farm Business School (FBS) – Farmer Level in Calbiga, Samar! 💚

After weeks of learning, this journey has been more than just a training. It has been a meaningful experience of sharing, planning, building confidence, and discovering new opportunities to transform farming into a more profitable and sustainable enterprise. 🌱💚

Our heartfelt gratitude goes to the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) and the Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Center VIII (ATI-RC8) for giving us this wonderful opportunity to empower our farmers through the Farm Business School program. Your continued support and commitment to farmer development make a meaningful difference in our communities.

We also extend our sincere appreciation to the Local Government Unit of Calbiga for its invaluable support and partnership:

✨ Ms. Yen P. Nacario – LGU Administrator
✨ Mr. Dexter Latorre – Municipal Cooperative Development Officer (MCDO)
✨ Mr. Juan Paulo Cabueñas – Municipal Agriculturist's Office (MAO)
✨ Ms. Jemarie Figueroa – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
✨ Mr. Glir and Maam Yayo o- Provincial PCA

Our heartfelt thanks as well to our dedicated co-facilitators from the Municipal Agriculture Office – Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs):

🌱 Almar Marabe
🌱 Merlie Abigan
🌱 Yeng Abigan

Your time, knowledge, patience, and commitment helped make this training more meaningful and successful. 💚

And most importantly, THANK YOU to our 30 FBS participants!

You showed dedication, enthusiasm, openness to learning, and the courage to see farming not only as a way of life, but also as a viable and profitable enterprise. Through the FBS journey, you gained insights into farm planning, costing and pricing, marketing, financial management, value addition, and business development—important tools in building stronger farm enterprises.

💚 Yoel Integrated Farm – Learning Site for Agriculture (LSA) is truly honored and grateful to have been entrusted with the opportunity to conduct and facilitate this Farm Business School training. Thank you mam Vanissa of ATI for continually guiding and supporting us.

It has been a privilege to share our knowledge, experiences, facilities, and learning environment with fellow farmers and aspiring agripreneurs. More than being a training venue, we are proud to be part of a journey that helps farmers learn, plan, decide, innovate, and grow. 🌱

May the lessons we shared, the friendships we formed, and the business ideas we developed during this FBS journey continue to grow and bear fruit in your farms, families, and communities.

The training may be concluded, but the journey toward profitable, resilient, and sustainable farm enterprises has just begun! 🌴🥥

🎓 CONGRATULATIONS, FBS – FARMER LEVEL CLASS OF 2026!

Learn. Plan. Decide. Act. Grow.

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FBS -Day 1

A huge shoutout to everyone who joined us for Farm Business School Day 1!

🔹 Highlights:
- Inspiring talks from our RAFC chair Mike Pedroso and Ma. Irlyn Marabe of MAO, Calbiga
- Interactive sessions on financials and farm business strategies
- Meaningful connections made

Thank you for your energy Farmpreneurs! Stay tuned for our Day 2!

Learn and Earn the right way in farming 💚💚💚 Join the training.

📢 INVITATION TO ALL FARM COOPERATIVES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL COCONUT FARMERS!

The Municipality of Calbiga, in partnership with ATI-LSA, CFIDP, and Yoel Integrated Farm, invites all farm cooperatives, associations, and individual coconut farmers to participate in the FBS–Coconut (Farmer Level) Seminar.

This training aims to equip participants with practical knowledge and skills on sustainable coconut farming, improved farm management practices, and opportunities to increase productivity and income.

📍 Venue: Spark Visitors Center, Calbiga, Samar

🗓 Training Schedule:
• July 14 & 16
• July 21, 23 & 25 (Benchmarking)
• July 28, 30 & August 1 (Benchmarking)
• *August 4 & 6

🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📅 Training Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Benchmarking: Saturdays

✅ FREE Registration and Meals
⚠️ Limited Slots Only!
📌 First Come, First Served.

For confirmation and coordination, please contact:
📞 Joy M. Montano – 0917 310 3963
📞 Almar S. Marabe – 0938 839 5610
📞 Merlie L. Abigan – 0953 442 8207

Join us in strengthening our coconut industry through knowledge, innovation, and collaboration.

Matatag na Magsasaka, Maunlad na Niyugan!
Together, let us build a more productive, sustainable, and prosperous future for our coconut farming communities.

Get ready to plant your future!
Agarwood seedlings and Ube (purple yam) seedlings are now available!
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For inquiries and orders, contact us at 09173103963. Let’s plant sustainably, Let's grow together!