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1 January 2014

Mr. Ronald CostalesOwnerCostales Nature Farms

Dear Mr. Costales:

Warm Greetings!

College of Agriculture Student Council (CASC), the governing student body of the UP Coll

of Agriculture, is a duly mandated student institution aimed at intensifying its services through giv

back to its constituents as well as the community and to rendering promotions in the field

agriculture and all other related degree programs.

With the goal of promoting competitiveness, unity and cooperation among agricultural youthleaders as future pillars of this important sector, we are inviting you to attend the Philippine

Agricultural Youth Leaders’ Summit 2014 (PAYLS 2014) with the theme of “ Maneuverinthe Parallax: Re-envisioning Agriculture and Youth’s Future”. It will be held on February 8,2014, Saturday , from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm in SEARCA Auditorium, University of thePhilippines Los Banos, College, Laguna.

This summit will gather 250 agricultural youth leaders across the country that will prima

determine and address the national agricultural agenda through interactive discussions, worksho

and talks from relevant individuals that contribute most for the betterment of this sector.

In line with this, we would like to invite you to share your success story as an entreprenein Organic Agriculture. Your response will be very much appreciated. The deadline

confirmation will be on January 31, 2014, Friday. Should you have queries regarding

matter, you could contact us with this phone numbers, 09275584522 (Marlon) or 09068347

(Justin Paolo) or email us at [email protected].

Attached herewith is the event information and the event programme.

I hope this letter would merit your positive response. Thank you very much and may you be bless

a hundred folds!

Para sa Agrikultura,

mailto:[email protected]






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ACTIVITY DETAILS

Activity Philippine Agricultural Youth Leaders’ Summit 2014

Maneuvering the Parallax: Re-envisioning Agriculture and Youth’s future

Venue SEARCA Auditorium, SEARCA, University of the Philippines Los Banos

Date/Duration February 8 2014

(9:00am-6:00pm)

Maximum Number of Target

Audience250

Objectives

To intensify awareness in the field of agriculture among the youth in order to determine present and possible agriculture-related issues to be resolved.

To promote the significance of scientific and rational means of solving agricultural problems

To have an active and development-oriented agri-youth leaders through series of discussions and talks from individuals

who mainly contribute for supporting, strengthening, and developing Philippine agriculture

To foster camaraderie and establish group dynamics of agricultural youth leaders in the Philippines

To expose the youth to new visions and trends in the field of agriculture for their future endeavors in the sector

To encourage the youth to venture in agriculture

Rationale

The UP College of Agriculture Student Council believes that the goal to push forth a more modernized, appealing and enjoyable Philippine

Agriculture would be possible once competitiveness, unity and cooperation among agricultural youth leaders, the future pillars of this

important sector, are scientifically and rationally established. Inlinewiththis,aone-daysummitiscreatedfortheyouth,throughthe

youthandbytheyouth;primarilytoserveasanavenuethatwilladdressthevisionthattheyouthhavetoprosper.Throughthisevent

theycouldbeguidedandbeequippedwithastrongdesiretodetermineandeventuallystrengthentheagriculturalagendathroughseries

ofinteractivediscussionsand workshops.Its relevanceto nation-buliding isbelievedto enticethe youth involvedto clear and make

solutionsforprevalentagriculturalissuesandconcernswithinthenationalandlocallevels.Together,weaspireeveryonetoinvesttime

andeffortsforthebettermentofthissector.

Eligibility

1. Filipino Citizen

2. Must be 15-25 y/o at the time of the summit

3. Good moral character

4. Good oral and written communication skills

5. Good medical condition

6. A. For high school students: enrolled in any Rural or agricultural schools recognized by Department of Education; or

member of Supreme Student Government; or member of an agricultural-related organization.

B. For College Students: enrolled in any university/college that offers agricultural-related degree courses e.g., BS

Agriculture, BS Agricultural Economics, BS Agribusiness Management, BS Food Technology, BS Agricultural Education, BS

Agricultural Engineering, BS Agricultural Biotechnology, BS Agricultural Technology, BS Fisheries/Aquaculture, BS

Agroforestry, and/or related diplomas and certificates.



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Requirements:

1. PAYLS Application Form

2. Parents’ consent for participants under 18 years old.

3. Registration Fee:

Package A: Php500.00 (inclusive of PAYLS kit: Identification Card, Primer, Programme, and Meals)

Package B: Php730.00 (Tshirt included)

Areas Covered by the Summit

1. Leadership in Philippine Agriculture. This topic will feature the possible roles and actions of Agricultural Youth Leaders that may

practice to successfully maneuvertheparallaxes for the future of Philippine Agriculture.

2. Venturing to Agriculture: a brighter side of unlimited opportunities. This specific area will talk about how Agriculture is intensel

regarded as an important sector in the country; thus, it provides a major re-orientation in the part of the youth on how brighte

it could be if the nation would boost the number of players dealing with the sector. Moreover, this segment would provide

concrete ways for the youth to encourage every citizen, regardless of their age, to embrace the unlimited opportunitie

Agriculture would offer to them. 3. Legally-new: a discussion on Philippine griculture’s newly passed laws. A chance to have an interactive discussion with the Senat

Chairperson on Agriculture and Food Committee, Sen Cynthia Villar and AgriPartyList Representative Hon.Delphine G. Lee wi

be given to the delegates after new major laws have been delivered. Delegates are expected to be critical and rational at thi

segment.

4. I conquered Agriculture (Success stories that will inspire). Stories to be shared would range from individuals in the Agribusines

and Agricultural Economics sector, Practitioners of Cooperatives and Community Organization; Scientific Community specificall

from the fields of Animal Science, Food Science, Crop Protection, Crop Science or Agricultural Systems. These areas would

basically initiate the youth to become more visionary in the future for the agricultural sector.

5. Applications for Agriculture in the Modern World. Google Developers Group (GDG) Philippines will impart mobile and online

applications made especially to harness the dynamics of agriculture. Furthermore, this portion will show how this would be ver

useful in the Philippine setting.

6. Communication in Agriculture: Views and Its Importance in Agricultural Training and Technology Transfer. DZMM’s SaKabukira

Anchor Ka Louie Tabing and Agricultural Training Institute Representatives would give interactive and equipping talks about th

power of communications to carry out Agricultural Development in communities up to the national level.

7. The Future of Agrarian Reform: Which Should be better? Tracing from the status quo of Agrarian Reform, Present Constraints o

the scheme; up to what the future picture of Agrarian Reform would look like will be discussed.

8. AgriYouth Speaks: My Venture as an Agricultural Youth. Delegates, during the application period are given the chance to wor

on their speeches that reflect their roles as productive individuals in the sector. Their points of view and general perspectives

could be heard in the summit by passing a 1000-word speech that would be delivered at most ten (10) minutes. Delegates are

allowed to elaborate on the following themes:

a. AgriculturalYouthaseffectiveOutletstofosterAgriculturalAwarenessamongtheyoungerones

b. Wishfulpossibility:“IfIweretopassaLawrelatedtoAgriculture..”

c. Successstoriesinouragriculturalcommunity:Whathavewedone?

d. ITech: Technology for Agriculture that I can share

e. Agro-ecological Knowledge for Agriculture’s Future

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Programme

TIME ACTIVITY

8:00am-8:45am Registration

8:45am-9:00am Open House

9:00am-9:30am Opening Ceremony

9:30am-9:50am

Message to the Delegates: Maneuvering Parallaxes:

Re-envisioning Agriculture and Youth’s future

Dr. Domingo E. Angeles

Dean, College of Agriculture, UPLB

9:50am-10:20am

VenturingtoAgriculture:abrightersideof

unlimitedopportunities

Chair Patricia B. Licuanan

Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education

10:20am-10:30am AgriYouthSpeaks:MyVentureasanAgriculturalYouth

Delegate Speech

10:30am-10:50am

IconqueredAgriculture!(Success Story)

Ronald Costales, OwnerCostales Nature Farms

10:50am-11:20am

CommunicationinAgriculture:Onhowitisimportantin

Agriculturaltraining

Asterio Pagente Saliot

Director IV, Agricultural Training Institute

11:20am-11:50am

Legallynew:adiscussiononPhilippineAgriculture’s

newlypassedlaws

Senator Cynthia Villar

Senate Chairperson on Agriculture and Food Committee

11:50am-12:10pm

Legallynew:adiscussiononPhilippineAgriculture’s

newlypassedlaws

AgriPartyList Representative Hon.Delphine G. Lee

12:10m-12:20pmInteractive Forum on Legallynew:adiscussiononPhilippine

Agriculture’snewlypassedlaws

12:20pm-1:10pm Lunch Break

1:20pm-1:50pm

CommunicationinAgriculture:Onhowitisimportantin

TechnologyTransfer

Ka Louie Tabing, Anchor

DZMM’s SaKabukiran

1:50pm-2:00pm AgriYouthSpeaks:MyVentureasanAgriculturalYouth

Delegate Speech

2:00pm-2:30pm ApplicationsforAgricultureintheModernWorld

Representative, Google Developers Group Philippines

2:30pm-3:00pmTheFutureofAgrarianReform:WhichShouldbebetter?

Atty. Virgilio R. Delos Reyes

Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform

3:00pm-3:30pm Snack Break

3:30pm-4:10pm

IconqueredAgriculture!(Success Story)

Jabez Joshua M. Flores

Graduate, Organic Agriculture, University of the Philippines Open

University






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4:10pm-4:40pm IconqueredAgriculture!(Success Story)

Ernest Escaler

Gourmet Farms

4:40pm-4:50pm AgriYouthSpeaks:MyVentureasanAgriculturalYouth

Delegate Speech

4:50pm-5:20pm

LeadershipinPhilippineAgriculture

Sec. Proceso J. AlcalaSecretary,Department of Agriculture

5:20pm-5:50pm Closing Ceremony

5:50pm-6:00pm Departure

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