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prone areas) and high cost of manual labor in
weeding, harvesting and post-harvest operation
resulted to the low pod yield.
Looking into these production
constraints, it is imperative to improve peanut
productivity in order to be competitive with
corn and other crops. This calls for productivity
enhancement through promotion and utilization
of science-based package of technologies.
While the existing production areas in Cagayan
Valley are limited to few municipalities, there
is therefore a need to encourage production
expansion in adjacent municipalities (cluster
production) to meet market volume requirement.
The Municipality of Jones, Isabela, for example,
have the potential to produce huge volume of
peanut, with about 2,000 hectares sandy-loam
soil suitable soil for peanut production . With
the advent of latest technologies and varieties,
the possibility of planting peanut in heavy (clay
loam) soils can likewise be explored to further
expand production areas.
However, prior to any production
expansion endeavor; problem on slow
technology transfer or adoption shall be given
attention. Indeed, available mature technologies
will remain futile without farmer-adopters
that must feel the significant contributions of
the technologies in their farming production
business. Hence, the establishment of
Science & Technology - based farms (STBF)
Project being managed by the Magsasakang-
Siyentista (MS) or Farmer-Scientist, who is in
the process responsible in technology adoption
and promotion, is one effective mechanism
and extension modality to improve peanut
productivity.
OBJECTIVES
GOAL: To increase peanut production and
income in Region 02
General Objective: To enhance peanut
productivity in Jones, Isabela
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Specific Objectives:
This project was undertaken to:
1. extend appropriate technical
assistance on the package of
technology for peanut production
through farmers’ classes and trainings
2. improve the farming operations and
productivity of the Magsasaka
Siyentista (MS) applying the peanut
science-based technology.
3. demonstrate and showcase improved
production technology on peanut
to at least 30 farmers / entrepreneurs /
stakeholders.
4. assemble best production
technologies from land preparation to
post-harvest stage that improved
peanut seed quality and yield.
5. improve/fast-track technology
promotion and adoption of sciencebased
technologies
M E T H O D O L O G Y / P R O C E D U R E /
STRATEGIES OF IMPLEMENTATION
Conduct of Reconnaisance Survey
This was done in the LGU-Jones FITS
center of CVARRD considering peanut as its
commodity thrust. In the conduct of the survey,
gap analysis on Magsasaka-Siyentista farming
practices was undertaken with emphasis on
input system, production system, post-harvest
system, marketing system, support services
and existing peanut production/farming
practices (Table 1).
Identification and Selection of Magsasaka-
Siyentista
The Magsasaka-Siyentista (MS) was
evaluated and chosen based from the following
criteria namely; must be traditional peanut
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