Enhancing saba banana production through on-farm organic fertilizer in an integrated banana-native swine production systems in Quezon Province

Saba banana is an important crop in the country, it being the second largest banana production of the country, which constituted about 34% of the total 9 million MT production in 2009. It is planted in a large area of the country yet, its yield has remained low owing to the general perception among small growers that banana grow productively even without regular care. Large amount of biomass are usually available in the farm that left unutilized, can be processed and use for banana to increase its yield. Likewise, low-cost technology particularly biofertilizers are available and can be used to... Mehr ...

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Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Verlag/Hrsg.: University Knowledge Digital Repository
Sprache: Englisch
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Saba banana is an important crop in the country, it being the second largest banana production of the country, which constituted about 34% of the total 9 million MT production in 2009. It is planted in a large area of the country yet, its yield has remained low owing to the general perception among small growers that banana grow productively even without regular care. Large amount of biomass are usually available in the farm that left unutilized, can be processed and use for banana to increase its yield. Likewise, low-cost technology particularly biofertilizers are available and can be used to increase Saba banana yield and income for the farmers. Improving the yield of Saba banana through low-cost technology would benefit several banana growers who for long a period of time have been getting low income from the crop. Aside from improving their food supply from banana, it will also increase their income. Low-cost technology of improving Saba banana production is being developed wherein the inputs of the whole agricultural system are mainly produced on-farm, which are derived from the different subsystems. The subsystems which are the areas of focus are: a)improved Saba banana production and management, b)on-farm organic fertilizer production, and c)on-farm source of swine feed. The Project Management Team was organized at UPLB [University of the Philippines Los Baños] composed of the project leader, a study leader, a research associate and a support administrative staff. Likewise, Municipal Project Management Teams (MPMT) were also organized. The PMT provide overall management of the project while the MPMTs provide the management and dissemination of technology to the farmers in the respective municipalities. The project sites identified are Isabang, Tayabas and Cabay, Tiaong all in Quezon. Three farmer partners were already identified in Tiaong site while the farmer partners in Tayabas are yet to be identified. Secondary data were already collected for the two sites. Based on initial observations of the sites, ...