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ABOUT TECHNO GABAY PROGRAM
TGP is one of PCARRD’s banner programs. It aims to bring science-based information and technology services to end-users in the agriculture, forestry and natural resources (AFNR) sectors.
TGP is characterized by networking of research and development (R&D) institutions in the AFNR sectors, the Regional R&D Consortia and other members of the National Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Network (NARRDN), the private sector, the local government units (LGUs), nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and other extension service providers, thereby, enhancing technology utilization, adoption, and commercialization.
TGP addresses the government’s Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) for 2004–2010, through capability building of LGUs in terms of information and technology services.
Objectives
- Develop, validate, and promote modalities to facilitate technology promotion, utilization, and commercialization;
- Strengthen links among technology generators, technology service providers, and technology users; and,
- Complement efforts of LGUs and rural-based organizations (RBOs) in extension services.
BASIC STRATEGIES
Bottom-up Delivery Process
TGP uses the participative approach in which the frontline service providers are the implementers, while PCARRD and the NARRDN act as facilitators.
Networking
TGP establishes and maintains linkages with the various sources (i.e., R&D agencies, state colleges and universities [SCUs]) and users (i.e., farmers, producers, LGUs, NGOs) of information and technologies.
Partner Member Agency (PMA) Scheme
TGP adopts a mechanism in which consortium-member agencies actively involved in R&D and technology management are tapped as PMA of Farmers’ Information and Technology Services (FITS) or Techno Pinoy Centers. This mechanism will accelerate institutionalization of Techno Gabay at regional, provincial, and field levels through its integration in extension programs of the PMA. It will ensure sustained supply of research-based information and technical assistance support to FITS Centers.
TGP is a dynamic interplay of interrelated modalities to provide a continuous flow of appropriate science and technology (S&T) information between clientele and other stakeholders. Its four component modalities are the FITS Center; Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) and the S&T-based Farms; the Information, Education, and Communications (IEC) Strategies; and the Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The FITS Center serves as convergence point of all services provided through these modalities.
The Techno Gabay Framework
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