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in the predominant dialect
in the site) on the Magsasaka
Siyentista and his farmer-students
adopted technology interventions.
b. Conduct of trainings/briefings and
techno-forum on recent updates on
peanut production technologies
(particularly of the showcased
technology interventions).
c. Conduct of process demonstration on
some science-based technology
interventions that requires step-bystep
process like in the case of
Rhizobium seed inoculation, fertilizer
and gypsum application, etc.
d. Conduct of field Days
This was done at full maturity of the
peanut plants in order to showcase to farmervisitors
and other stakeholders the convincing
results of the STBF as an effect of demonstrated
Science-based technology interventions. In this
way, technology transfer and adoption can be
fast-tracked.
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Significant results and impact of the
peanut Science and Technology-Based Farm
(STBF) were obviously felt and noted by the
Magsasaka-Siyentista, stakeholders and
community people through the following:
Peanut Yield and Technical
R.M.G. Aquino, et. al
Significant effects of the sciencebased
technology interventions were noted
consistently in the three (3)-crop cycles duration
of the STBF. Actually, during the 1st cropping
cycle (2007 wet season, July-December),
pod yield of 2,825 kgs/ha (using Asha variety)
and 2,750 kgs/ha (using Namnama-1 variety)
were obtained from the STBF which are sixty
percent (60%) higher than the yield obtained
by the MS from his traditionally managedplot/farm
with only 1,680 kgs/ha (Table 4).
Comparable results were also noted during the
2nd cropping-cycle (2008 dry season, January-
May) wherein a yield increase of seventy eight
percent (78%) was obtained in favor of STBF
(Table 6). Such result was attributed to applied
technology interventions such as improved
seeding rate (additional 30 kgs/ha) and right
spacing, gypsum (calcium sulfate) sidedressing,
and seed inoculation. Since Asha
variety produced the highest yield during dry
season and has prolonged maturity during wet
season, it is therefore an appropriate variety for
planting during dry season to attain high yield.
In the 3rd crop-cycle or last cropping
cycle of the project (2008 wet season, July-
November), highest yield was taken from
STBF using the introduced new wet season
variety (Namnama-2 or NSIC Pn 14) with pod
yield of 2,948 kgs/ha (Table 9). However, yield
under MS traditionally-managed farm (farmer’s
practice) is also high because the MS had
already adopted some of the science-based
technology interventions showcased in the
1st and 2nd crop-cycle like the application of
Gypsum and right spacing which manifest that
the MS is already convinced of the performance
of the promoted technologies in increasing
yield thereby confirming the technical feasibility
of the promoted technologies (Table 2).
Peanut Income and Economic Viability
Using Partial Budget Analysis, a net
financial impact of P20,551/ha was derived
during the 1st crop-cycle (2007 wet season)
from the STBF despite the added cost of P8,074/
ha due to adoption of technology interventions
(Tables 2 and 3). The same trend was noted
during the 2nd and 3rd crop-cycle (Tables 5,
7 and 8) which revealed that the added cost
in adopting introduced technologies are well
compensated by the added returns. Indeed,
the added returns are twice, if not almost thrice,
the added cost making the MS and his farmerstudents
confidently adopt such promoted
technology interventions.
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