DIPOLOG CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE - The Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office IX, in collaboration with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), successfully conducted a Training on Basic Bookkeeping for clustered Irrigators' Associations (IA) in Zamboanga del Norte on June 19-20, 2025, at Top Plaza Hotel, Dipolog City.
The training was attended by representatives from the five Clustered IA Cooperatives in the province together with Institutional Development Officers (IDOS) of NIA-Zamboanga del Norte. It forms part of the continuing convergence initiative between DA and NIA to enhance the organizational and financial management capacity of farmer cooperatives.
This activity also served as a follow-up to the previously held training on Financial Management and Simple Farm Recording conducted in April 2025. It aimed to further improve the financial literacy and record-keeping skills of participating IA cooperatives in support of the Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation (F2C2) Program.