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ACHIEVING INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SEED PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING 1 Elbert A. Sana, Ma. Cecilia. Salas, and Agustin B. Lunag 2 ABSTRACT The NVSU Seed Foundation Project (NSFP) strengthened institutional linkage and expanded its seed production and processing operations. These two major activities contributed to institutional development through capacity building, facilities development, and inter-phasing research and development (R&D) with instruction and entrepreneurship. NSFP’s collaboration with the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB), and the Bureau of Post-Harvest Research and Extension (BPRE) facilitated access to high quality seeds of improved rice and corn varieties, market of seeds, and a seed drying facility grant. Continuous inbred rice seed production and corn contract growing generated income for the project which financed training and monetary incentives for workers. In addition, mature technologies on seed production (including seeds) as experienced and showcased in the project have been extended to NVSU’s own rice production in an inter-phasing scheme with the Business Affairs Program of the university. NSFP also started involving agriculture students in the project. Two (2) Bachelor of Agriculture Technology (BAT) students are currently preparing their microproject proposal involving a hectare for production of certified rice seeds based on NSFP’s production practices and management. The scheme is supportive of the present endeavor of PCARRD to motivate students of agriculture, forestry, and natural resources through enhancement of curriculum and entrepreneurial experiential learning. Future activities of the project will include hybrid corn and vegetable seed production, consignment on seed market, and the up scaling of corn contract growing. Keywords: Rice, seed production, institutional development Public agency’s production and processing of high quality seeds offers a lot of opportunities for achieving institutional development. State universities (SUCs) like NVSU operate in collaboration with other government units in program or project implementation, involving priority commodities which secure various forms of support including funds, equipment, expertise, and marketing arrangement. Rice and corn are among the agricultural crops with sustained demand for high quality seeds across the country. Thus, they are always among the priority commodities in any place of the Philippines. In Nueva Vizcaya, production of rice is continuous. Seed growers always have buyers throughout the year. For corn, farmers are always in need of high quality seeds of yellow and white varieties. NVSU has started its seed production project of rice and corn only in 2007 through the NVSU Seed Foundation Project (NSFP). From experience, NSFP has realized two aspects proving very strategic for institutional development: strong linkage with other government units and income generation. 1 3rd Place, Best Development Paper, 21st CVARRD RSRDEH Symposium, DA-ATI-RTC, San Mateo, Isabela, August 12, 2009 2 Faculty Researchers, Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture, NVSU. 60
Through collaboration with other institutions, the NSFP commenced with an initial external funding, technical support on seed production of rice and corn, full cooperation of farmer clients, and commitments for facilities improvement. Income generated now backs up operations and the two aspects complement each other in sustaining and expanding operations of the project. With proper management, the NSFP can direct its course towards a whole program for seed production of agricultural crops including vegetables, with building and vehicle facilities and manpower. All these for the development of NVSU and for increased level of technology, quality of services, and enhanced productivity of Filipino farmers. OBJECTIVES NSFP endeavored to contribute to institutional development as it engaged in regular seed production and processing and achieved the following objectives: 1) capacity building by continuous seed production, processing, and market ing, and through participation of work ers to relevant seminars and trainings; 2) development of facilities and improve ment of the quality of services to farmer clients; 3) integration and utilization of sciencebased technologies on seed produc tion and processing in an inter-phasing scheme with instruction and entrepre neurship. MATERIALS AND METHODS For achieving institutional development, NSFP further strengthened institutional linkage, continued income generation from seed production and processing services, and extended seed production technologies in an inter-phasing scheme with instruction and the business affairs program. This portion discusses how NSFP engaged in the process. Institutional Linkaging E.A Sana, et. al This strategy was further strengthened in the continuing implementation of NSFP. Close supervision by NEDA, Region 02 as the funding source imparted not only close monitoring of the progress of the project but inputs on how to go about process documentation. NEDA, Region 02 sponsored series of writeshops in 2008 for sharpening capability specifically of the local project officer and core staff of the project in process documentation. Linkage with PhilRice focused on working out the accreditation of NVSU as a member the SeedNet for rice. NSFP sent three participants to the National Seed Production Network Congress in Cebu City in September, 2008 for discussions on the status of the Rice Seed Industry of the Philippines and the possible organization of a seed growers’ consortium. The institutional marketing arrangement with the Institute of Plant Breeding involving contract growing in corn was implemented for the second batch of registered seeds. The contract covered six hectares, twice the production area reported in the previous paper. New cooperators from various towns as far as Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya also joined the contract. A high quality protein maize (QPM), Obatanpa (meaning, “nursing mother”), introduced from Africa was IPB’s variety for production. This is a white dent corn with grains possessing lysine and tryptophan at levels more than twice the amount of a regular corn . NSFP, pursued the facility donation from the Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension (BPRE) involving a flatbed dryer. The dryer was installed in October, 2008 at the NVSU Central Experiment Station and was inaugurated in January 16, 2009 during a farmers’ field day. The facility currently serves both NVSU and farmer clients. Income Generation from Seeds and Services Income was again generated from the continuous production of seeds. From the pe- 61
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