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

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Field Guide of Discovery-based Exercises for Organic Vegetable Production
3. Synthesize and summarize output of small groups into one big group output. Draw up
conclusions and recommendations from this exercise.
some suggested questions for processing discussion
❏ Did you observe vegetable crops organically grown either for seed production or marketing
purposes in farmers’ fields?
❏ What crops did farmers grow for seed production and marketing as fresh vegetables?
❏ When do farmers harvest their organically-grown vegetable crops for seed production purposes?
When do farmers harvest their crops for marketing as fresh vegetables?
❏ What criteria do farmers use in determining the right time of harvesting for seed production or
marketing purposes?
❏ Did you observe differences in cultural management practices employed for vegetable crops
organically grown for seed production or marketing purposes?
❏ Did you observe differences in pest and disease occurrence between crops organically grown
for seed production and marketing purposes?
❏ Did you learn from other farmers their best experiences on the proper timing of harvesting
different organic vegetable crops? How did they do it?
❏ What other cultural management practices can complement proper timing of harvesting to
improve productivity and profitability of vegetables organically grown for seed production and
marketing purposes?