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Community Participation in Technology Promotion/Adoption (Social and Political Acceptability) Two (2) successful field days were conducted within the three (3) crop-cycles project duration of the STBF. Actually, the first successful field day happened on May 29, 2008 (2nd cycle, dry season) was attended by 223 participants/stakeholders (Appendix 1) which are mostly farmers within and outside the STBF site in Bgy. Arubub, Jones, Isabela. Impressed on the STBF impact on yield and income presented by the MS himself during the field day, therefore, the 30 farmer-students (Table 11) of the MS and about 300 corn farmers in neighboring Barangays signified their interest not only to adopt the demonstrated technology interventions but to grow peanut in rotation with corn thus a shifting or changes on their farming system is insinuated and felt influencing positively the farming values of low-income corn farmers. Actually, a more successful crowd-drawing event was experienced in the field day conducted on November 10, 2008 with the participation of 198 stakeholders (see attached attendance sheets). Due to insistence of almost 300 farmers to grow peanuts already in their corn fields, the Municipal Mayor (Engr. Florante Raspado) of LGU-Jones, Isabela had supported the seed production of introduced varieties and procured more than 3,000 kgs of peanut seeds (worth P150,000) which he distributed during the event. This highlighted the occasion wherein hundreds of corn farmers had happily received their planting materials aside from the peanut seed production training immediately extended to the farmers by the Technical Expert in the afternoon session of the field day to enhance their knowledge on peanut production. To further improve the skills and knowledge of farmer-adopters on peanut production, copies of IEC materials (produced out of documented best production technologies and practices by MS) were distributed during the conduct of the activity. Production Expansion and Crop Diversification 40 As an impact of the STBF, about 2,000 hectares corn-based areas in the Municipality of Jones, Isabela are now gradually planted with peanut (corn-peanut rotation) with support of commitments from the Barangay and LGU officials thus possibly retrieving back the identity of Jones as “Peanut Basket” of Isabela Province. Actually, a total of 172 corn farmers (Table 12) from different barangays of Jones, Isabela had already started growing peanut supporting the need for production expansion and crop diversification in the said municipality. Enterprise Building and Marketing The implementation of peanut STBF had opened doors for other agencies like the DOST and DOLE to share their resources in establishing a “Peanut Processing and Learning Center”. This is part of the development of community-based peanut industry involved in the business of small-scale peanut food processing in Jones, Isabela. With this, training on peanut food processing was conducted on March 16-17, 2009 with the participation of 25 housewives and some Barangay nutritionists (Appendix 2). The training was initiated by DOST in partnership with DOLE, LGU, CVARRD and DA-CVIARC with the objective of providing rural households additional source of income and at the same time creating local market for peanuts in Jones, Isabela. Today, the trained group is now producing some acceptable peanut processed products that are already on-display for sale during festivals and exhibits. Soon, these peanut processed products will already be part of the “pasalubong” products of the Municipality of Jones thus helping the said LGU generate employment and income thereby supporting the development of local peanut industry. Technology Transfer vis-à-vis Farmers’ Empowerment Through the STBF project, the Magsasaka Siyentista together with his 30 STBF: A Fast-Moving Techno Transfer Modality ..............
farmer-students were motivated to become technology-transfer agents as manifested by the multiplying number of peanut growers in the Municipality of Jones today (Table 11). In fact, the Magsasaka Siyentista (Mr. Roger Salvador) is now serving as resource person in technology-forum and trainings sharing his expertise in peanut production. Furthermore, the MS is now initiating conduct of peanut harvest festivals in Bgy, Arubub (conducted in May 30, 2009) as his way of further supporting and promoting peanut production to enhance farming productivity in Jones, Isabela. Actually, the MS was awarded outstanding Magsasaka Siyentista (Provincial and Regional Level) and regional and national runner-up outstanding Gawad-Saka Corn-based farmer (due to his peanut//corn and peanut-corn cropping pattern practices) which made him one of DA Farmer- Led Extensionist (FLE). Environmental Impact The technology interventions promoted in the peanut STBF supported and advocated least application of chemical fertilizer due to the crop ability to fix its nitrogen requirement from the atmosphere. Actually, growing of peanut in rotation with cereals (corn and rice) ensures soil fertility improvement resulting to lesser application of hazardous chemical fertilizer for the preceding or rotating cereal crops. Fresh fodder or dry matter yield of peanut is very safe and ideal livestock (some ruminants) forage foodstuff because insecticide spraying is generally not or seldom practiced by the farmers. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Due to the significant impact of the STBF on the general productivity of peanut farming, as reflected by the obtained high yield and income and as manifested by the warm acceptance and receptivity of farmers to promoted science-based technologies; the conduct of STBF is therefore an important and effective technology-promotion mechanism to fast-track technology transfer and adoption for R.M.G. Aquino, et. al enhanced productivity. The fast multiplication of technology-adopters (from 1 MS in the 1st cycle to 30 farmer-students in the 2nd cycle and 172 peanut producers in the 3rd cycle) is a clear indication that STBF must already form part of the technology transfer strategies in the Research and Development/Extension program of government research institutions. While farmers’ interest on the planting and utilization of promoted new peanut varieties and gypsum (calcium sulfate) is now immensely felt , seeds of new varieties should be ensured in sufficient supply and accessibility of farmers to gypsum fertilizer supplier (not sourced-out from expensive export outlets) must be given attention. Furthermore, budget of the STBF must include expenses for the conduct of field days. In order to support enthusiasm of LGU- Jones in pushing local peanut food processing, STBF on peanut processing must likewise be implemented. REFERENCES CITED Aquino, R.G, Lorenzana, O.J. 2002. Namnama 1: First Cagayan Valley Peanut All Season Variety. Department of Agriculture – Cagayan Valley Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DA-CVIARC), San Felipe, Ilagan, Isabela. Aquino, R.G., Lorenzana, O., Fortin, V and V.A. Peralta. 2008. NAMNAMA 2: CVIARC Peanut Crop Improvement Project High-Yielding Wet Season Variety. Adaptive Research Paper Presented during the 2007 BAR National Research Review, October 4, 2007. Aquino, R.G., Lorenzana, O., Fortin, V and V.A. Peralta. 2008. Introduction, Promotion and Efficient Seed Support System on ICRISAT Asha Peanut Variety in Region 02, Philippines. Development Paper 41
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