Sustainable agricultural technologies and practices development program: poverty reduction tool
2009
Marigmen, M.B. | Macadaeg, E.V.
The 'Sustainable Agricultural Technologies and Practices Development Program' (SATPDP) primarily aims to generate and verify agricultural technologies and practices for the benefit of the farmers of Occidental Mindoro [Philippines], responding to the province's poverty reduction programs while addressing agricultural sustainability. The program consist several projects that include both basic and applied researches such as: 1) Inoculated Organic Fertilizer Production Project, 2) Vermicomposting Project, 3) OMNC Improved Banana Production Project, 4) Farm of the Past and Future Project, and 5) Technology Generation and Verification Project. The program disseminated the generated and verified agricultural technologies, specifically to the farmers to improve their farming practices and income. The program accomplished 1) researches and verification studies, 2) establishment of organic fertilizer plant-increasing demand for organic fertilizer, 3) showcased agroforestry technologies - serve as blue print in upland management, 4) increasing adoption rate of organic fertilizer production and utilization by the community an indicator of the massive advocacy promotion - resulted to reduced production cost and enhance the fertility of the soil, and 5) financial assistance to student labor int he implementation of the projects. The program changed the institution's latest Annual Performance Rating (APR) of 'very satisfactory' as overall rating, served as income generating projects and related learning experiences in the teaching-learning process.
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