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Resource Manual on <strong>IPPM</strong> <strong>in</strong> Vegetable<br />

World Education Philipp<strong>in</strong>es, Inc.<br />

PART XII: FARM RECORD KEEPING<br />

In collect<strong>in</strong>g data through record keep<strong>in</strong>g, request farmer cooperators to record their farm<br />

activities and transactions for a year. Daily record is ideal but experience shows that<br />

weekly recall and record<strong>in</strong>g has been found to be satisfactory and more accurate.<br />

Information can be obta<strong>in</strong>ed through this method but there is a need to supervise the<br />

farmer cooperator and direct what is to be done on the record<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>in</strong>formation. This<br />

makes a regular visit to the farmer-cooperator necessary.<br />

A. Data to be Recorded/Collected<br />

The farmer cooperator has to keep records and accounts. Farm records and accounts are<br />

written statements or collections of facts and figures on a subject for a def<strong>in</strong>ite purpose.<br />

The data to be <strong>in</strong>cluded and the sequenc<strong>in</strong>g of the data or <strong>in</strong>formation depend on your<br />

purpose. They may <strong>in</strong>clude data on money, dates and events, or quantities of farm<br />

produce. Examples of these records are <strong>in</strong>ventory record, farm sales, farm expenses, feed<br />

record, etc. Farm accounts, on the other hand, are written f<strong>in</strong>ancial statements. Examples<br />

are fertilizers account, feed account, <strong>in</strong>secticide account, etc. Money values are <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />

<strong>in</strong> these accounts from purchase records, fertilizer records, and <strong>in</strong>secticide records.<br />

The form of record keep<strong>in</strong>g that can be asked of the farmer-cooperators depends on the<br />

farmers present skills and knowledge on record keep<strong>in</strong>g. While records could be written<br />

on walls, posts, calendars, and pocket notebooks, it is preferable to let the cooperator do a<br />

s<strong>in</strong>gle entry form, which is an improvement over the common practices that has been<br />

mentioned. The cooperator may be taught how to do the record<strong>in</strong>g. The follow<strong>in</strong>g are<br />

examples of s<strong>in</strong>gle entry records.<br />

Table 36. S<strong>in</strong>gle Record Entry Example No. 1<br />

Sales Record<br />

Date Unit Description Unit Value Total Value<br />

Table 37. S<strong>in</strong>gle Record Entry Example No. 2<br />

Date Unit Description/<br />

Quantity<br />

Sales Record<br />

Rice Corn Others<br />

Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit<br />

Value Value Value Value Value Value<br />

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