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

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Field Guide of Discovery-based Exercises for Organic Vegetable Production
5 Participants conduct field visit in small groups to some organized producer and consumer
groups, where there organic certification procedure is apparently followed for their ongoing
organic vegetable production system and implement procedure agreed upon by the big
group.
3. Go back to the session hall, consolidate outputs of field visit in small groups, and report it to
the big group.
Mini-workshop:
4. Divide big group into five small groups and give them their respective assignments or tasks.
Provide sheets of paper and pens to draw and write results of discussions. Facilitators should not
read out questions, but introduce them in a natural way during brainstorming in small groups:
5 Each small group consolidates observations on organic certification procedures followed by
organized producer and consumer groups in their production system for organic vegetable
products;
5 Each small group specifies organic certification procedure followed by organized producer
and consumer groups in their production system for different types of organic vegetable
products (e.g., mature, immature fruits, flowers, leaves, etc.) and different types of
consumers of organic vegetable products;
5 Each small group lists all types of standards possessed by organized producer and consumer
groups that assure consumers of quality organic vegetable products; and
5 Each small group writes down processes and methods used by organized producer and
consumer groups in their organic vegetable production systems that were certified as
organic.
Participatory Discussions:
5. Facilitators guide a participatory discussion to synthesize and summarize results of this
exercise. Participants should have clear understanding of the following:
5 Certification process for organized producer and consumer groups;
5 Requirements for certification application for organized producer and consumer groups;
5 Inspection path (e.g., farm inspection and processing inspection);
5 Duration of certification process (e.g., 6 months from certification to inspection); and
5 Validity of inspection (e.g., 18 months) and certification cost (e.g., minimum fee is P15,000).