Extension News
Extension Activities
Aside from providing trainings, the Extension Department provided clienteles with technical and other support system to improve their means of livelihood and their way of living, in general:
- Distributed organic rice seeds to 3 farmer-cooperators;
- Allowed ABAKABUHAYAN, a 34-member organization of Abaca Farmers in Dinalungan, Aurora, to borrow and use the Abaca Stripper;
- Dispersed 11 heads of piglets with health care and technical assistance to 4 farmers in Brgy. Calabuanan, Baler, Aurora; and
- Distributed relief goods to 105 prisoners at the Provincial Jail; 12 of whom are women
The Department of Forestry and Environmental Sciences (DFES) continued to assist the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Provincial Government of Aurora in the assessment of the Forest Project located in the following sites:
- Site 1 and 2 (Rattan and Fruit Trees) - Dianawan, Maria Aurora
- Site 3 (Rattan) - Cemento, Baler
- Site 4 and 5 (Mangrove) - Cozo, Casiguran
Another extension activity that was carried out by the DFES is the conduct of Mangrove and Sea Grass Assessment for the Municipality of Casiguran. The result of this activity was used as input in the preparation of the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Plan for Aurora, of which ASCOT is a member of the Technical Working Group (TWG).