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ORGANIC FARMING AS A SOLUTIONTO CLIMATE CHANGE AND BASISFOR AGRI-TOURISM

Manuel “Nonong”S. Bagatsing



OUR EVOLUTION:

From organic farming for healthy food, to

climate change mitigation for cleanenvironment, to knowledge society

building through Agri-Tourism



Our Revolution:We are revolting against the use of

synthetic fertilizer and pesticides which

are big business.ife science companies! gained market

synergies by producing both synthetic

fertilizers and pesticides that aredetrimental to human and environmental

health and wellness.

KAHARIAM REALT AND FARMS!INC



Our Gui"in# $rin%i&le'We are what we eat"

#Let your food be your medicine and

your medicine your food.$%&ippocrates,

Father of 'edicine,()** years ago +

Farming organic foods - simple steps

to a healthier life

KAHARIAM REALT AND FARMS!INC



T(e Centr)l Tenet' o* Or#)ni% F)r+in#

mprovement of soil health andproductivity by increasing organic matter

%carbon+ levels, particularly humus! %eu,

(**+

liminating chemical pesticide use

particularly in food and feed crop production



Goo" T(in#' A,out Or#)ni%F)r+in#

Nutrition• The nutritional value of food is largely a

function of its vitamin and mineral content

• /epending on how and where they aregrown, food varies enormously in

nutritional value.

• n this regard, organically grown food isdramatically superior in mineral content to

that grown by modern conventional

farming.



As this graph shows, a representative sample of organic

and conventionally grown vegetables shows huge

differences in their content of some key minerals.%0mall Farm 1ermaculture and 0ustainable iving.com+



2ood Things About 3rganic Farming

Enriched soil life and microbialactivity from the application of stable

source of organic matter that also

offers greater plant access to soilnutrients. The 4A&A5A' practice

basically depends on the application

of vermicast! on all crops



Goo" T(in#' A,out Or#)ni%F)r+in#

Poison-free food and environment

6o to chemical pesticides, fungicides andherbicides7 8iological pest control is the best option

%e.g. use of botanicals concoctions,indigenous and effective microorganisms+.9ultural management practices e.g. timing

of planting, transplanting, varietal selection,etc.

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Foo" S)*et Con%ern'• 9onventional agriculture only supplements soil

minerals with those necessary to produce a high

volume crop : chiefly 614 %nitrogen,

phosphorous and potassium+.

•'etabolically weak crops that result re;uireprotection with herbicides and pesticides, lacing

the nutritionally inade;uate produce with poison,

and polluting the environment.

• <ample, the superphosphate used also oftenadds to<ic levels of cadmium* to the mi<.

#&ealthy food means healthy



3rganic farming has high potential in mitigating

climate change through=5eduction of emission of greenhouses gases

%carbon dio<ide, methane and nitrous o<ide+

0e;uestration of carbon in the soils

%5esearch nstitute of 3rganic Agriculture,

nternational Trade 9enter, >69TA/?WT3, (**+

Building Resiliency against ClimateChange through Integrated Organic

Farming



FACTS:

@ Climate Change is the defning

challenge or human developmentand ecological well-being in the 21st century”.

@ Concentrations o greenhouse gassesin the atmosphere could reach by 2° C higher than pre-industrial levels with

consequences more requent andgravely greater than the magnitudeo the disasters eperienced in many

countries today



5elated 9limate 9hange 'itigation Activities

in 4A&A5A'

• nrichment of 0oil 3rganic 'atter %03'+ fromthe continuous application of vermicast

resulting to soil stability and fi<ation of carbon

and resultant reduction in greenhouse gas

emission and increase in biological activity,

• liminating the use of petroleum-based

fertilizers

• ffective and efficient water pumpingtechnology that minimizes energy in water

generation and use

• 5ecycling of waste through vermicasting.



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4A&A5A' nitiative on 9limate 9hange 'itigation

*Site of the permanent plots of APN-funded research on

“Carbon Sequestration Assessment of Vermitechnoloies in

!ranic "armin#

MacroscaleMesoscaleMicroscale

Asia Pacifc et!ork "orGlobal Change Research #ni$ersity o" the Phili%%ines

&isayas'anyang #ni$ersity()orea

Pro"* Marilou +* Ang Lo%e,#ni$ersity o" thePhili%%ines &isayasm-anglo%e,.hotmail*com

/r* Robert Blakemore

'angyang #ni$ersity(0eoul( )orea1ational Institute o"Biological Resources2IBR3 )orearob*blakemore.gmail*co

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9limate 9hange 5esearch



ist o" the Climate Changeesearch

/etermine otal !arbon Budget and !arbon

!redit of the integrated organic farming system

from the compartmentalized assessment of its

components

2enerate !arbon Path"ay#Model of the farm.

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Creation o" A )no!ledge0ociety o" Practitioners(

Ad$ocates and Belie$ers o"Organic Agriculture through

AGRI45O#RI0M



)A'ARIAM Agri4tourism67%erience• n the recent times, there has been a growing number

of visitors in the farm with primary interest toe<perience the 4A&A5A' way of organic farming

%farmers, agriculture technicians, policy makers,

students, researchers, scientists, religious sectors,

etc.+

• /iversifying our operations into # 0ustainable

3rganic Agritourism$ through integration into the

e<isting system

• /iversification involves opening our facilities for

recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes

and offering farm visitors to view or enoy our organic

agriculture related activities with e<periential learning.



E/$ERIENTIAL LEARNINGOFFERINGS

0hort visits field trips

2uided farm tours

0hort lectures on vermicasting, poultry raising, organic

farming, etc.

0eminars and Trainingsn-house programs conducted by trained personnel and associates

% collaborators from other instituions+

1rovides venue for conferences conducted by government

agencies and private sectors. 4A&A5A' have facilities that canaccommodate small and big groups.

3n-the-ob training %3BT+ for students and technicians

Cenue for research in organic farming and associated interests



F)r+ F)%ilitie'

Cottages and)ormitories

(ecreational*nits+ ,ools

as/etballCourt



Le)rnin# F)%ilitie'

ecture alls

)emonstration 'ites



FFirst 9ertified 3rganic 5ice 0eed

&arvest in 0outheast Asia



Measures Against Liability4nowing who the agri-tourism participants are

Awareness on hazards and potential dangers they faceare provided e.g. written materials and verbal messages

#4eep safe$ friendly reminders

Farm design and structures are carefully selected to

be #environmentally friendly$- cologically sound landscaping

- 0olid waste management, clean water and food,

clean air %no pesticides and use of to<ic ?hazardous

materials+ Trained and capable personnel

nformation are carefully prepared for relevance and

soundness in knowledge building .



The Ten 9ommandments of 2ood 0ervice

D. 2uests are the most important people in any business.

(. 2uests are not dependent on us - we are dependent on them. E. 2uests are not an interruption to our work : they are the purpose of it.

. 2uests do us favor when they call : we are not doing them a favor by

serving them.

). 2uests are part of our business : they are not outsiders.

G.2uests are not cold statistics 7 they are human beings with feelings and

emotions like our own.

. 2uests are not to be argued with.

H. 2uests are those who bring us their wants : it is our ob to fill those

wants.

I. 2uests are deserving of the most courteous and attentive treatment

we can give them.

D*. 2uests are the lifeblood of the farm and ranch recreation business.

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