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

Section 7 • Participatory Plant Breeding, Seed Production, Harvest, and Post-Harvest Management
learning objectives
• To discuss issues, problems, and concerns in harvesting and seed storage of farmers’ organicallygrown
vegetable varieties and breeding lines;
• To build awareness among farmers of their best practices in organically-grown vegetable
varieties and breeding lines; and
• To discuss some interventions by experts to improve harvesting and seed storage of farmers’
organically-grown vegetable varieties and breeding lines.
methodology
• Mini-workshop, field visit, and guided participatory discussions
materials
• Five cartolina cardboard (4 x 8 inches of assorted colors), notebooks, Manila paper, marking
pens, paste, scissors, Kraft envelop (e.g., for mini-workshop);
• Five guide questions (one for each group), Manila paper, marking pens (e.g., for participatory
discussion); and
• Village-type farmers’ harvest and seed storage facilities (e.g., for field visit).
steps
Field Visit:
1. Conduct field visit to village-type harvest and seed storage facilities for organically-grown
vegetable varieties and breeding lines. Expose participants to these facilities and their
operations that have been existing for at least 2 years.
2. Ask participants to observe and interview farmer-breeders, seed production personnel, and
farmers focusing more on objectives of the topic.
Mini-workshop:
3. Divide big group into five smaller groups. Facilitators prepare sufficient materials including
notebooks and drawing materials. Instructions for sharing of experiences and mini-workshop
will be provided by facilitators (e.g., to be written in a sheet of paper), as follows:
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