Farmers' participatory seed production of IPB-bred varieties in relation to climate change adaptation

Issue Date

6-2013

Abstract

The participation of farmers residing in agrarian reform communities towards the use of selected IPB-bred vegetable and peanut varieties was assessed. Purposive sampling of 18 pre-selected farmers was done and were trained on seed production and cultural management practices of these varieties at the Institute of Plant Breeding. After the implementation of seed produced of seed production activities in their respective places, it was found that there was a dramatic increase in the amount of vegetable and peanut seeds produced in Antique, Samar, Davao del Sur and South Cotabato. The amount of seeds produced by farmer participants from Samar was highest at 96.2%. In contrast, the farmer participants from La Union produced the lowest amount of seeds. In relation to climate change adaptation, based from survey, the farmers will be considering a few adjustment in the future implementation of farming activities like adjustments to be made in the planting calendar of these varieties by the farmer participants due to heavy rains occurring starting September every years. Also, farmers will implement utilization of the legume residues for composting to produce organic fertilizer which was considered by all (100%) farmer participants. The peanut that can fix nitrogen from the air were also considered for crop rotation by majority (83.33%) of the farmers in order to lessen the use of inorganic fertilizer causing soil acidity. Further, the farmers indicated that peanut will be utilized for sequential cropping after rice to bring back soil fertility. All farmer participants from Antique, Samar, Davao del Sur and South Cotabato indicated the further adaption of the IPB-bred varieties in future production system. There was a highly significant association of the farmer participants' selected demographic variables with the amount of seed produced.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of Environmental Science and Management

ISSN

0119-1144

Volume

16

Issue

1

Page

63-71

Document Type

Article

College

School of Environmental Science and Management (SESAM)

Physical Description

chart, table, graph

Language

English

Subject

Vegetable varieties; Climate change

En – AGROVOC descriptors

VEGETABLE CROPS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; VARIETIES; SEED PRODUCTION; FARMERS; PARTICIPATION; CLIMATIC CHANGE; ADAPTATION; CULTURAL METHODS; PHILIPPINES

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