promoting agri-based entrepreneurship through pcaarrd extension modalities

PROMOTING AGRI-BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIPTHROUGH PCAARRD EXTENSION MODALITIES

DR. MELVIN CARLOS

OUTLINE

I. Definition of Terms

II. The modalities

III. Perceived outcomes, gains, challenges and innovations

IV. Way forward

DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS

Extension Approach - Encompasses the philosophy and style of

action which informs, stimulates, and guides the extension system,

its nature/type of structure, leadership, programs, resources and

linkages. The identified approaches take off from the description

of extension approaches by Axinn (1988) and supplemented with

other approaches based on survey responses.

Examples: Participatory Approach, Commodity-specialized Approach.

EXTENSION APPROACH

Participatory Approach

COMPENDIUM OF EXTENSION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER MODALITIES IN AFNR IN THE PHILIPPINES



EXTENSION APPROACH


Extension Strategy - A series of

steps, procedures, activities to

operationalize the approach which

will facilitate learning. It is the

operational design by which an

extension agency implements its

policies.

Example: Participation of stakeholders

planning, implementation and

evaluation of the project.

EXTENSION STRATEGY

Participation of Stakeholders

in planning, implementation

and evaluation

BIDANI

1. Coordination with LGU officials, City Health Office

and Officers of the Association of BHO

2. PRA

3. Trainings

4. Participatory planning

5. Stakeholder implementation and Monitoring



EXTENSION APPROACH

Participatory Approach Extension Methods - Pertains to the

educational techniques employed by

the extension system particularly

by its field staff in communicating

with farmers. It includes individual,

group, and mass media methods

such as field days, farmers meeting

or classes, training, techno demo,

IEC support, educational tour and

farm and business advisory.

EXTENSION STRATEGY

Participation of

Stakeholders in planning,

implementation and

evaluation

EXTENSION METHODS

1. Training

2. Techno-demo

3. Educational trip

4. IEC support materials

5. Advisory services

Farm and home visits

Informal contactsIndividual

Demonstration

Field Trips/Educational Trips/Lakbay aral

Group

sound (radio, audio cassettes)

moving pictures (TV, film, video) and other projected visuals (filmstrips and overhead transparencies, power point presentations)

Mass Media

The model farmer support

The field flag

Office calls, telephone calls

Field Days

Group meetings

Training

Print (posters, newsletters, technical bulletin,

factsheet, leaflets, illustrated guides, letters,

postcards)

Use of Broad band (SMS, internet)



EXTENSION APPROACH


Extension Project is an extension interventionwith defined approach, strategies and methods andcurrently being implemented or completed but hasnot been implemented by other agencies and/or inother areas at different periods of time. It is alsopossible that this project is being tested forpossible wider application.

EXTENSION STRATEGY



and evaluation

EXTENSION METHODS

1. Training

2. Techno-demo

3. Educational trip



EXTENSION PROJECT

Enhancing Agricultural

Productivity and

Environmental Stability in Dry

land Areas in Nueva Vizcaya



EXTENSION APPROACH


Extension Intervention a generic term referring

to an extension project or modality that seeks to

influence the development of the AFNR through an

agricultural intervention process directed to a

particular sector or community.

EXTENSION STRATEGY



and evaluation

EXTENSION METHODS

1. Training

2. Techno-demo

3. Educational trip



EXTENSION PROJECT


Productivity and



EXTENSION MODALITY

TBI



EXTENSION APPROACH


Extension Modalities - is an established extension intervention that has been tested and adopted by various agencies or localities and has specified guidelines and standards that influences its approach, strategies and methods. Examples include Techno-Gabay Program (TGP) and Adopt-a-Barangay.

EXTENSION STRATEGY



and evaluation

EXTENSION METHODS

1. Training

2. Techno-demo

3. Educational trip



EXTENSION PROJECT


Productivity and



EXTENSION MODALITY

TBI

BOOK OUTPUT: COMPENDIUM OF EXTENSION MODALITIES

Rationale of the Modalities

THE REALITY

Agriculture graduates seek employment

Agriculture graduates who have farms relegate the task to farm

workers

A sizable number of those into agriculture have remained

producers who have not maximized the business aspect of

production

There are technologies that add value to agriculture produce.

These technologies have not been maximized.

There exists a market for processed agri-based products.

THE REALITY

Students shy away from agriculture courses because of several

reasons, one of which the belief that farming is not profitable and

there are limited opportunities of employment

Farming is profitable when it is treated as a business

Current AFNR SUC curriculums have low entrepreneurial focus

Need to complement AFNR programs of SUCs

Need to capacitate AFNR students on the business aspect of

production and possibilities of value addition

THE INTERVENTION

Enhancing the demand for AFNR graduates through science and

technology launched in 2008 with a budget of P200-million.

Improve the employability and entrepreneurial potential of AFNR

graduates

The entrepreneurial component includes

Technology Business Incubation (TBI),

Technopreneurial Learning Projects (TLPs) or Education-Income

Generating Projects and

DOSTAcademe Technology-based Enterprise Development (DATBED)

projects.

TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATION

TBI seeks to enhance entrepreneurial competencies of

agricultural students by providing them the opportunities

establish an enterprise using new agricultural technology.

With the grant, incubatees and other clients are provided

1. technical support on agricultural production

2. processing, storage, office space

3. product development

4. business counseling

5. financial sourcing

6. market linkaging, and

7. legal advice on business registration and administrative

services necessary to successfully launch new AFNR-based

businesses.


The first agriculture and food

technology-based incubator (TBI)

project in the country was launched at

the Philippine-Sino Center for

Agricultural Technology (PhilSCAT) in

Muoz, Nueva Ecija with a grant of P30

million


This extension modality for the area visited focused on

promoting agri-based food enterprises of commodities such

as tilapia, goat, onions, mango, mushroom, vegetables, dairy

carabao, and aromatic rice.

Support services was spearheaded and orchestrated by CLSU

in partnership with collaborating agencies like the Philippine

Carabao Center, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,

Nueva Ecija Fruit and Vegetables Seed Center, PhilRice,

and PhilSCAT.


For this project, TBI Office at CLSU in Nueva Ecija was visited

and Recommended Key Informants on-site were interviewed

at Barangay San Isidro, Lupao (for goat, tilapia and rice

integrated farm); Barangay Maragol, Muoz (for tilapia

production), Barangay Agupalo Weste Lupao (for aromatic

rice production) and Barangay Digdig, Carranglan (for goat

production) all in the province of Nueva Ecija at their

convenient time.


Partners/Cooperating Organization

CLSU implementing institution

PCAARRD - monitoring, coordination and evaluation.

Financial institution (LBP), Chamber of Commerce R3, DOST R3,

DTI members of advisory committee

Goals

To nurture would-be start-ups until they become free-standing

enterprises.

Enterprise development

Technology commercialization


Particular Type of TBI Start-up Enterprise

Crop Seed

Production (Aromatic

Rice )

Livestock Production

(Goat)

Fish Production

(Tilapia)

Name/Age/Gender Richard

Carnate/39/Male

Rodelio

Curamen/54/Male

Loida

Gonzales/48/Female

Characteristics of

incubatee

Alumni; graduate of

Proj. 3.1

Alumni; graduate of

Proj. 3.1

Existing

Entrepreneur; non-

graduate of Proj. 3.1

Enterprise

Location

Outwall/Lupao,

Nueva Ecija

Outwall/Carranglan,

Nueva Ecija

Outwall/Muoz,

Nueva Ecija

Scale of operation 2 hectares 10-doe level; 5

hectares

7,500 breeders, 1

hectare

Grant Given rice seeds goats fingerlings


A TBI for aromatic rice seed production enterprise

Alumnus, BS Agriculture

A net income of PhP40,000 was reached during the time of production.

Income is less that his earnings as a fireman

He discontinued the practice because:

1. Aromatic rice yield is low compared to modern varieties. He said that his father,

who is a farmer, is earning more as rice farmer using modern varieties

2. Lack of market for seed for aromatic rice

3. Laborious


A TBI for goat production enterprise - Barangay Digdig, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija.

Alumnus, BS Agriculture

KI revealed that only 1 goat at present is available. On the onset of the project

implementation, 10 goat stocks with an average of 2 to 3 baby goats were born to

the goats but after 3 months, 50% of the baby goats died due to unknown reasons.

He decided to sell the remaining goats and discontinued goat production altogether

because of the high risk he associates with it.


A TBI for tilapia production enterprise

BS Agriculture/Existing Entrepreneur

Discontinued: Fish pond dried up (photo below before vs after the proj.)


Methods

Training

Subject Matter: Agricultural production, processing, financial management and

marketing.

Method: Training discussion

IEC Support - Promotion using TV, leaflet

Advisory, consultation and mentoring services financial advisory, product

development and others.


Challenges

1. Difficulty in monitoring. The enterprises were located far from one another.

The problem on distance is coupled with problems in personnel load of the

faculty/staff assigned to do this task which is on top of their regular load in

the university . New staff of TBI cant answer the financial matters for

monitoring. Changed leadership already.

2. Lack of market study. While the science and technology aspects were

learned, there is a need to learn about the feasibility of the enterprise. This

was the case of the aromatic rice.

3. Lack of immediate technical advice. The distance and poor communication

between the incubates and the technical staff from CLSU made the

provision of technical support difficult. Hence, when the goats died, the

incubatee did not know how to address it and did not know how to seek

technical advice.

4. Changes in landscape in tilapia production, the river dried up

TLP

The E-IGPs or TLPs are learning modalities where students and/or

unemployed graduates are immersed in the universitys business projects

which have the needed facilities, supplies and materials for production.

It is funded by DOST and coordinated by PCAARRD and DOST

allied agencies; and implemented by SUCs under the National

Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Network.

TLP EXISTING PROJECTS

Lowland Vegetable (squash, bitter gourd, dishrag);

Honey Corn (green corn, grain corn, chichacorn);

Beef Cattle Fattening;

Milkfish and Tilapia Processing (marinated and smoked bangus,

smoked tilapia, tilanggit)

Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber Culture; and

E-Kawayan

DATBED

DATBED stands for DOST-Academe Technology-Based

Enterprise Development. It is a special loan facility of the

Department of Science and Technologys Technology Adoption

and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI)

Goal

To provide experiential learning and income for the students and

graduates of AFNR in the form of entrepreneurship through

microfinancing assistance.

DATBED

75 DATBED projects spread out in 10 provinces. In Region V, BU

and its partner SUCs, namely: Camarines Norte State College

(CNSC), Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA),

Catanduanes State Colleges (CSC), and Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr.

Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology

(DEBESMSCAT).

5 million fund for students

There are 29 student-beneficiaries and 63 graduate-beneficiaries.

They are involved in hog fattening, doe fattening, asexual pili

seedling production, vegetable production, native chicken raising,

tilapia raising, freshwater prawn culture, and egg layer and broiler

production.

DATBED

Graduate of Agribusiness/VSU, new Instructor

The KI involved in pickle bottling is able to produce 130 bottles of pickles per

production cycle giving income of PhP7,800 per production with a total expenses

amounting to PhP5,850 so a profit of PhP1,950 per production was realized by one KI.

Graduate of Agribusiness/Landbank , new employee

The other graduate student reported that a total of 50 bottles of pickles per

quarter amounting to PhP250 per bottle will give a total gross income of PhP50, 000 in a

year and PhP119 per bottle cost of production will give a total expense of PhP23, 800

thereby having profit of PhP26, 200.

Agribusiness student/Businessman

The KI, involved in pineapple wine production business enterprise was able to

realize an average gross income of PhP400,000 with a total production cost of PhP250,000

and a profit of about PhP150,000 a year

They all graduated in 2014, so proj. was S.Y. 2012-2013 since it is a one yr cycle. Only one

continued business in pineapple wine, one hired as new instructor of VSU as faculty of

AgriBuss & one hired at Landbank . The rest graduated & employed (3) outside the

province at the time of interview.

DATBED

Challenges:

Lack of facilities wine facilities currently could not provide longer

shelf

Poor machinery care once the machines break down, it takes time to

have it repaired due to the government processes. This leads to

spoilage of fresh products that need to be processed and loss of

opportunity to earn

Under Food Science of VSU, pineapple wine & pickle production. They

avail loan for their capital requirement & repay after so they need to

have cash-bond instead of guarantor from parents or instructor

otherwise VSU has the right to hold diploma, TOR etc. if unpaid after

graduation.

Perceived

outcome

Gains Innovations Challenges

TBI Operational:

M & E

Business: Market

study

Additional

income for

incubatees

business

enterprise

development

Because of

difficulty in

monitoring

alumni

students near

the CLSU area

interested has

been

considered to

help

Delay

monitoring

due to far

areas. Need to

schedule visit

Start-up

capital needed

& market

outlet of

products that

command

higher price

Perceived

outcome


TLP Operational:

Capital to

purchase high

quality cattle

Business:

Market study

Earning

income while

learning,

additional

income for the

family

Instead of male

cows a

consideration

for dispersal of

female cow for

succeeding

batches of TLP

students

Students

graduated in

the 1st Batch

but the 2nd

Batch got

conflict in their

classes and

graduation

requirements

Perceived

outcome


DATBED Technological:

Fast outdating

of machines

Operational:

Disbursement

procedures

Earning

income while

studying

Outsourcing

of raw

materials &

labeling for

product and

marketing

development

New product

offshoot of

new

technology

use for sweet

potato,

pineapple &

jackfruit

processing

Loan difficult

to process

per Admin

and

Accounting

policies

Outsourcing

of raw

materials

became

expensive

after

typhoon

Yolanda


TBI TLP DATBED

Ways forward Increase more

commodity &

integrated enterprise

for incubatees in the

locality from CLSU

to outside

Add more project

like carabao and goat

for students as early

as 2nd Yr

Increase more

support for the

students training,

facilities and funding

Ways forward

THANK YOU!
