Department of Education-Western Visayas/Region 6 Farm Schools representatives with Nestlé Phils. Inc. officials : Corporate Affairs Manager Kevin Carpio and Assistant Vice President Raine Calma.THE Department of Education-Western Visayas and Nestlé Phils food and flavoring brand Maggi have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly undertake the “Sarap Sustansya” Farm Schools program.
“This partnership with Maggi is a timely initiative that will help us equip our students with new skills that are essential at this time when food insecurity and nutritional deficiencies continue to impact Filipinos’ quality of life,” said Regional Director Ramir B. Uytico of DepEd Region 6. “I believe this collaboration will help bring to life [our] farm schools’ goal of producing the next generation of Filipino food production champions and leaders in agricultural innovation.
Sarap Sustansya is a pioneering initiative to enable DepEd to elevate the quality of basic education and provide best practices for future farm schools. Through the Sarap Sustansya Farm School Program, Maggi is adopting a multi-pronged approach to aid DepEd Region 6 in its goals of promoting agricultural productivity, food security and rural development.WHILE cooking may be viewed as a basic skill, the ability to prepare food with taste, nutrition and affordability in mind requires more than just instinct.