A Training Seminar on “Promoting Sustainable

Agriculture in San Fernando City and Metro La Union”

December 12-17, 2013

City of San Fernando, La Union, Philippines

This six-day training course is designed to introduce local farmers in

Metro La Union to organic agriculture practice, with a special focus

on Korean Natural Farming (NF), a branch of sustainable agriculture

practice in more than 30 countries. In addition to providing a

platform for solidarity and exchange of information among farmers,

the workshop will provide practical knowledge about the details of

the methodology as well as information concerning the logistics

involved with the transition, such as accreditation, certification, and

labeling of organic products.

Natural Farming utilizes natural resources made locally by farmers

themselves with natural farm by-products, aided by locally available

indigenous microorganisms instead of herbicides and pesticides.

Natural farming can result in more nutrient-rich agricultural

products with higher productivity and minimum cost/labor by

maximizing nature’s potential. CITYNET has invited experts from the

renowned J. Farming Institute in Korea, including the Founder and

Chairman J. Han Kyu, who originally introduced Natural Farming in

1967, to provide intensive NF training.

The training seminar will provide government officials and NF

practitioners in the Philippines with the valuable opportunity to

discuss the status, challenges, and achievements of sustainable

agriculture in the Philippines and stimulate discussion on the

practical aspects of converting to organic natural farming.

Day 1 (Dec. 12, Thu) Day 2 (Dec. 13, Fri) Day 3 (Dec. 14, Sat)

TRAINING SEMINAR: PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN SAN FERNANDO CITY AND METRO LA UNION

08:30~ 09:00 Registration 08:30~ 09:00 Travel to San Gabriel

09:00~09:20 Opening Session Introduction of participants, facilitated by Ms. Suzin Ahn, Director of Programs, CITYNET

09:00~12:00 SITE VISIT: Organic Farm in San Gabriel

09:00~11:30 Lecture and practice 5: Natural Farming Agriculture Materials I by J. Juyoung - Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) and Oriental - Herbal Nutrient (OHN)

09:20~09:30 Welcoming Remarks by Pablo Ortega, Mayor of San Fernando

09:30~09:40 Remarks by Mary Jane Ortega, former Secretary General of CITYNET

09:40~10:20 Overview of Sustainable Agriculture in the Philippines, with special focus on City of San Fernando - Achievements and Challenges (Ministry of Agriculture - Regional Office)

10:20~11:00 Introduction of Participants' Farms, Farming Method, Situations, Challenges by Provincial Agriculturist Imelda Sannadan

11:00 ~11:15 Break

11:15~12:45 Current Status and Challenges of Organic/Natural Farming in the Philippines by:

Andry Lim • Dr. Ted Mendoza

University of the Philippines Los Baños Representative of World Vision

11:30~11:45 Q&A and Discussion

12:00~13:00 Travel to San Fernando Lunch (12:00~13:00) 12:45~13:00 Q&A and Discussion

Lunch (13:00~14:00) 13:00~15:00 Lecture and Practice 3: Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO) by J. Juyoung

13:00~15:00 Lecture 6: The basis of Natural Farming, "Nutritional Cycle" I by J. Hankyu

14:00~15:30 Lecture 1: What do you think of Nature and Agriculture? By J. Hankyu 15:00~15:15 Q&A and Discussion

15:15~15:30 Break

15:30~15:45 Q&A and Discussion

15:30~18:30 Lecture 4: Crops cultivation environment recovery by J. Hankyu

15:30~18:00 Lecture and practice 7: Natural Farming Agriculture Materials II by J.Juyoung - Water-soluble Calcium Phosphate (WCP)- - Water-Soluble Calcium (WCA)

15:45~16:00 Break

16:00~17:45 Lecture and Practice 2: Soil environment recovery by J. Juyoung

17:45~18:00 Q&A and Discussion

18:00~20:00 Welcome Dinner hosted by CITYNET 18:30~18:45 Q&A and Discussion

Day 4 (Dec. 15, Sun) Day 5 (Dec. 16, Mon) Day 6 (Dec. 17, Tue)

TRAINING SEMINAR: PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN SAN FERNANDO CITY AND METRO LA UNION

09:00~12:00 SITE VISITS: Field visit to other farming communities and tourist destinations (optional)

09:00~11:30 Lecture 8: The Basis of Natural Farming, "Nutritional Cycle" II by J. Hankyu

09:00~11:30 Lecture and practice 11: Natural Farming Agriculture Materials IV by J. Juyoung - Loess Powder, Bacterial Mineral Water (BMW) and Sea Water

11:30~11:45 Q&A and Discussion

Lunch (12:00~13:00)

13:00~15:30 Lecture and practice 9: Natural Farming Agriculture Materials III by J. Juyoung - Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) and Fish Amino Acid (FAA)

13:00~14:30 Accreditation, Certification, Labelling of Organic Agriculture in the Philippines by Leo P. Cañeda, CESO III OIC - Executive Director - Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (BAFPS)

13:00~18:00 SITE VISITS cont.

14:30~15:30 Way Forward for Organic/Natural Farming in the Philippines by Andry Lim

15:30~15:45 Q&A and Discussion

15:45~16:00 Break

16:00~18:00 Lecture 10: Crop by-products or waste recycling by J. Hankyu

16:00~16:30 Watershed Management and Organic Farming: Implication to Water Resources by Chancellor Rex Cruz, University of the Philippines Los Baños

16:30 ~17:00 Workshop synthesis An interactive discussion wrapping up the different themes covered throughout the program and distilling the lessons learned.

17:00~17:20 Distribution of Certificates

17:20~17:30 Closing Remarks by Mary Jane Ortega, former Secretary General of CITYNET

18:00~20:00 Farewell Dinner hosted by CITYNET

Trainers

J. Han Kyu

Founder and Chairman of J. Natural Farming Institute

J. Han Kyu is the “founding father” of the J. Natural Farming Institute, which has introduced Natural Farming methods in Korea and

countries worldwide and is currently conducting over twenty Beginner and Advanced level training courses every year. J. Han Kyu’s

ideas, derived from more than fifty years of observation and experience in both crop farming and animal rearing, form the basis of the

Korean Natural Farming method.

1967 Founded ˹Less Labor and High Yield Farming Club˼

1968 Changed name to ˹Korean Natural Farming Center˼

1994 ˹Korean Natural Farming Association˼ approved by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Published ˹Natural Farming˼ by J. Han Kyu

1997 Established ˹Natural Farming Institute˼

2001 Appointed as an expert advisor of APO (Asian Productivity Organization)

2003 Acquired ISO14001/9001 Certification

2004 Recipient of ˹The tenth Korea-Japan International Environmental Award˼ and ˹The Stone Tower Order of Merit in Industrial

Service˼ (awarded by the Korea Government)

J. Ju Young

Vice President of J. Natural Farming Institute and Education Department Chair of the Natural Farming Living Institute

J. Ju Young is also a lecturer and consultant at Gyungnam & Jeonnam Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services,

and lectures at Agricultural Technical Centers & Pro-Environmental Farming Organizations in Korea.

Speaker and Facilitator

Andry K. Lim Founder/Director of Tribal Mission Foundation International

An active advocate of Natural Farming technology, Mr. Lim received training directly from J. Han Kyu in the 1990s and since then, has

conducted more than a 100 Natural Farming seminars and workshops to thousands of participants nationwide from various sectors,

including government and non-government organizations, small and medium farmer groups, cooperatives and corporations. Mr. Lim is

actively involved in policy development of the Philippine Government as a private sector representative and is the recipient of the

Secretary’s Award for an Outstanding Organic Agriculture Initiative, Individual Category in recognition of his advocacy work to help the

poor and needy.

“Natural farming is not [a] retrogression to a primitive past; it is a leap into the future. Natural-

farming products have as much as 300 percent nutrients than conventionally produced products. It

is my small hope to make natural farming a living tool for humanity.”

“Agriculture is a way of life, in which the wisdom and labor force of humans are harmonized with

the natural conditions such as sunrays, air, soil, and water to produce something to eat.”

—J. Han Kyu