17/03/2025
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๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐: ๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฌ
As part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing the productivity and income of coconut farmers in the region, the DA- ATIโ Regional Training Center 1 (ATI-RTC 1), in partnership with GOFASTAC, conducted a Training on Processing and Utilization of Coconut Charcoal Briquettes on March 11โ13, 2025, at FJA Integrated School Inc., Brgy. Bantug, Umingan, Pangasinan.
A total of 27 participantsโ25 from the Pangasinan Farmers Agricultural Cooperative (PFAC) and 2 from the Royal Grains Agricultural Cooperative, successfully completed the three-day training. The program equipped them with essential knowledge and hands-on skills in producing coconut charcoal briquettes using a carbonizer, mixer, and briquetter. Additionally, GOFASTAC introduced mokusako production, highlighting it as another viable byproduct of coconut briquetting.
To support the sustainability of the initiative, a complete set of processing machines was awarded to PFAC as part of an extension support program, formalized through a memorandum of understanding between DA-ATI-RTC 1 and PFAC.
This training is part of a series of three batches scheduled for this year, aimed at providing coconut farming communities with additional income opportunities.