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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
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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-
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