Last December 12, 2025, AGREA joined a meaningful gathering that brought together learning, reflection, and celebration with fellow Technical Vocational Institutions, Technical Training Institutions, and our valued partners at TESDA Marinduque. The TVET Forum served as both a milestone and a mirror, a moment to honor the accomplishments of 2025 and a space to imagine how we can deepen our collaboration in the year ahead. For us, this event was more than a formal assembly; it

December 5, 2025, marks World Soil Day 2025, a global observance established by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to highlight the essential role of soil in sustaining life (FAO, 2024). This year’s official theme, “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities,” reminds us that the vitality of our communities begins with the ground beneath our feet (FAO, 2025). Soil is not simply dirt. It is a living system that filters water, stores carbon, and supports the growth of o

At AGREA Farm School, education is not confined to four walls or limited to textbooks. It happens in the soil beneath our feet, in the tools we hold, and in the seeds we carefully plant with purpose and hope. Our Wave 24 trainees are living proof of this transformative approach to agricultural education. From the moment they stepped onto our farm, they have embraced every learning opportunity with dedication, curiosity, and the understanding that becoming skilled farmers requ