DA-10 through its AMIA trains agri extensionsists of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte provinces on climate info service.

 

MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON – To strengthen agricultural resilience amid climate change, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) recently conducted two batches of Agro-Climatic Advisory Portal (ACAP) Training cum Updating of Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex in Dalwangan, this city.

Spearheaded by the agency’s Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) program, attendees were agricultural technologists (ATs) from the provinces of Misamis Oriental (March 5-6), Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte (March 12-13).

DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado remarked that the training aims to apprise the participants of accessing real-time weather data, climate forecasts, and advisory services to empower them in making informed decisions that are crucial to their locality’s agricultural production.

AMIA-10 Project Leader Joel J. Gabo tackled the agro-climatic portal, in partnership with PAGASA, where one can access the climate outlook and overview in the region for a semester and the ten-day weather forecast.

Likewise, he explained that the CRVA is vital in determining crops that are most vulnerable to climate risk. Said data was assessed under the latest climate change scenarios and incorporated current data on natural disasters and climate stresses.

Moving forward, Gabo pins his hopes that local government offices through the aid of ATs will utilize such tools to create strategic plans and effective investments to enhance resilience and adaptability.#(AMBM)