ARCs undergo entrepreneurship training

AKLAN – Farmers in agrarian reform communities (ARCs) here underwent a two-day training on entrepreneurship development on March 7 to 8, 2016. The activity was in line with the celebration of the National Women’s Month and World Women’s Day.

The two-day training was organized by the Department of Agrarian Reform with support from the DTI Aklan Provincial Office, which discussed the topics on innovation promotion and DTI services and guide in registering a business.

The training enabled the participants to identify business opportunities and the challenges in their current work areas. Some participants have identified meat processing business as one of the profitable opportunities in their community.

The activity likewise enriched their knowledge on business registration and guidelines; and, on the DTI-DAR services geared towards the improvement of Aklanon farmer’s business endeavors that support women empowerment and promotion of gender development.

The DTI Aklan Provincial Office mulls to further train the participants on meat processing in support of their respective business expansion/diversification. The DTI and DAR has set another round of entrepreneurship development training next month to benefit other ARCs.