To add value to the abundant agri-crops of Tinoc town and save these from wastage due to oversupply, Ifugao State University (IFSU) through the College of Agriculture and Home Science (CAHS) trained 20 members of Tinoc Processors and Entrepreneurs Organization on tomato and citron lemon marmalade processing on August 17-18, 2022 at IFSU Tinoc campus.

Said training aimed to enhance the farm productivity among local entrepreneurs, to capacitate them in postharvest processing and manufacturing of processed goods.

Dr. Emilia G. Ordillo, CAHS faculty member and Director for Capacity Development, discussed the Good Kitchen and Laboratory Practices. Meanwhile, Ms. Cherry Ann H. Bumidang, also a CAHS faculty member, elaborated on Entrepreneurship: Recording and Marketing Aspect, and Ms. Linda W. Tagtagon, the Project Management Team Chairperson, shared about Fruit Processing. She, likewise, demonstrated to the participants the actual preparation and processing of fresh tomatoes into jam, ketchup, and vinegar.

An actual demonstration of Citron Lemon Marmalade making, an offshoot of Ms. Tagtagon’s Utility Model titled, “The Process of Making Citron Lemon (Citrus medica) Marmalade” was also shown. The trainees conducted their return demonstration afterward.

Participants produced 26 bottles of tomato jams, 10 bottles of ketchup, 2 gallons of vinegar, and 22 bottles of Citron Lemon Marmalade.