Field Guide of Discovery-based Exercises for - Aseanipm ...

Section 3 • Living Soil, Integrated Soil Nutrient and Crop Managements
How long will this exercise take?
• Thirty minutes for field walks, farmer interviews, and observations of thinning practices of carrot
seedlings in learning and adjoining fields;
• Thirty minutes hands-on for thinning of carrot seedlings in learning field; and
• One hour brainstorming session in processing area after two to three thinning operations.
learning objectives
• To make farmers aware of and understand the need for proper thinning in carrot seedlings to
improve their productivity; and
• To learn and do improved thinning techniques or practices shared by farmers for carrot seedlings.
materials
• Carrot seedlings ready for thinning and weeding operations in learning and adjoining fields;
• Office supplies (e.g., Manila papers, notebooks, ball pens, and marking pens); and
• Field materials (e.g., cleaning or digging tools, bolo, or scythe).
methodology
• Field walks, hands-on, and brainstorming
steps
1. Divide participants in small groups and ask them to conduct field walks, interview farmers, and
observe thinning operations conducted on carrot seedlings in adjoining fields of learning field.
List down all observations and experiences shared by farmers who were interviewed, as follows:
5 Seeding rates used;
5 Age of carrot seedlings every thinning and weeding operations;
5 Number of thinning and weeding operations normally conducted;
5 Size, weight, and quality of carrot roots harvested; and
5 Incidence of forking, cracking, and other maladies.
2. Go back to processing area. Brainstorm in small groups on how to improve standard procedure
below:
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