Two towns in Japan need 32 farmers from Benguet

Cordillera - Two towns in Japan are in need of farmers from the province of Benguet under the Young Farmers Exchange Program. 

22 men and two women farmers are needed in Kochi Prefecture while 8 men and two women are needed in Nagano Prefecture.

The two towns in Kochi Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture will be training 32 farmers under the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP). 

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The successful farmers for Kochi who will pass the final interview scheduled in December 2017 will be sent to Japan in August 2018 and January 2019.

Meanwhile, farmers who will be sent to Nagano Prefecture will have their final interview in July 2017 and they will be dispatched to Japan by March 2018.

The Japanese Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) is a program between the Japanese government and other countries aimed at accepting young and middle-aged workers who will undergo farming training in Japan. 

The program helps technical intern trainees to learn skills in Japan and improve their vocational lives by utilizing the learned skills after returning to their home countries.

To be able to participate in the Young Farmers Exchange Program offered by Japan, an applicant must be a registered voter in his/her hometown, finished High School or college with an agriculture-related course and has at least two years experience in farming.