JONES, Isabela -- The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 2 (DA-BFAR R02) initiated a two-day on-site Skills Training on Fish Smoking to fisher folks for additional income in Barangay Papan here. The training on fish smoking technology aims to capacitate the participants with knowledge and skills in utilizing their harvest from their ponds for additional income. The training started with lectures and hands-on activities attended by the members of the Papa Weste Fishfarmers and Fisherfolk Cooperative. "𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘯  𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘪-𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰 (We will try to start the smoke fish processing project soon so we could apply what we've learned from the training),” said Ferdinand Galano, chairman of the cooperative. BFAR said that training the fisherfolk is one of the regular programs of the agency to uplift the socio-economic conditions of the local community. It would also minimize post-harvest losses, particularly if there is surplus in harvest, the BFAR added. The training was in cooperation with the Provincial Office in Isabela and the local government of Jones, Isabela. (Liezle Basa Inigo)