12/08/2026
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.
