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DOST-FPRDI extends help to remote communities thru training

Tuesday, March 27, 2018 08:31 AM    Views : 671by:Apple Jean Martin- de Leon

It was a long 13-hour ride from Los Banos, Laguna to the mountainous Kalinga province. Ordinary people would have easily been discouraged by the rugged and steep terrain going to Brgy. Balbalasang in Balbalan town, but for the DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) team, it was part of their commitment to make the Institute's technologies accessible to far-flung communities.

The four-day training on bamboo craft processing and basic finishing (photos below) commenced on February 19 and was joined in by farmers, students, housewives, local government workers and entrepreneurs. It was designed to improve the participants' skills in making crafts out of bamboo — a raw material they have yet to use.

DOST-FPRDI experts Engr. Victor G. Revilleza, Mr. Eduardo M. Atienza and Mr. Fernando M. Pesigan explained the proper selection and preparation of raw materials and demonstrated actual production of the handicrafts. During the last day, the participants were taught how to apply colors and stains on finished items.

The four-day training on bamboo craft processing and basic finishing was joined in by farmers, students, housewives, local government workers and entrepreneurs.

The four-day training on bamboo craft processing and basic finishing was joined in by farmers, students, housewives, local government workers and entrepreneurs.

The four-day training on bamboo craft processing and basic finishing was joined in by farmers, students, housewives, local government workers and entrepreneurs.

"As extension workers, it is our duty to bring our technologies to their intended users no matter how remote their areas may be," notes Mr. Julian O. Roxas of DOST-FPRDI's Training and Manpower Development Services Section (TMDSS). Roxas has been doing field work and training coordination for 33 years now.

DOST-FPRDI's Julian Roxas (standing) gives an overview of the course in a training last 2015. Coordinated by the TMDSS, the Institute had 64 trainings last year.

DOST-FPRDI's Julian Roxas (standing) gives an overview of the course in a training last 2015. Coordinated by the TMDSS, the Institute had 64 trainings last year.

"Our work sometimes entails being away from our families for days or even weeks. There were times when we would get caught in the middle of a storm while on training, or would hike for hours, cross rivers or ride a boat just to give technical assistance. It is no simple task but the warm welcome and gratefulness of the people we serve are more than enough motivation for us," he adds.

Turning 65 in October, Roxas says he will forever value the lessons from his more than three decades of extension work. "I am confident that with the younger batch of community and extension workers, the DOST-FPRDI will be able to assist and reach more forest-based groups and small enterprises." ### (Apple Jean Martin- de Leon, 21 March 2018)

Source : http://www.fprdi.dost.gov.ph/index.php/291-dost-fprdi-extends-help-to-remote-communities-thru-training

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