Key Result Areas for Extension Services

As mandated the Extension Office is mainly responsible facilitating technology

dissemination and in utilization of available appropriate agriculture, fisheries, forestry and social
technologies. It shall help and work closely with the national extension system or partner
agencies and other line departments of the national government. Based on available resources
(internal assessment) and national, regional and local priority thrusts (external assessment),
ISPSC shall have the following banner programs for extension:

1. Technology Demonstration. This will be focused on moving technologies from

research and development to the demonstration phase in coordination with linkage
agencies and stakeholders through the establishment of Pilot Project/Models or Special
Projects.

The college extension shall conduct pilot/model/social projects in selected areas

where the technology/project has potential for adaptation. The pilot projects shall be
undertaken to showcase, field test and demonstrate viability and goodness of the
project. It shall be properly documented, monitored and evaluated before recommended
for wider dissemination and adaptation. Pilot project can focus on: a) component
technology, b) package of technology, c) community development approach, d) group
cooperative approach, e) new production, postharvest and marketing system, f) model of
extension delivery, g) LGU academe partnership and h) agribusiness model.

After piloting the model/technology, ISPSC shall identify an agency or group

which will manage or continue the project to ensure its eventual institutionalization.

2. Capability Enhancement. This aim to update the knowledge as well as enriched the
attitude, skill, behavior, leadership and culture of stakeholder and target clienteles
through capability building and training. The program will also continue to develop the
capability of extension and development staff of the college.

The Extension Office shall plan and implement capability building project for
various group particularly for national government employees, farmer, women, youth,
and entrepreneurs, people’s organization, non-government organization and other
clients. This can be done in cooperation with LGU’s and existing GOs/NGOs. The
concentration of the training program shall be based on the needs and interest of target
groups of clienteles.

It shall serve to be trainers and sources of new technologies or innovation.

Project under capability building shall include, but not limited to the conduct of training,
seminar, workshop, symposium, lecture-series, lakbay-aral, apprenticeship, exchange
program, distance education, among many others.
3. Information Support Services. This shall involve the prevision and dissemination of
technology information to clients in various multi-media formats as follows:
 Broadcast- radio program
 Print- press release, IEC materials
 Interpersonal Communication- documentation of programs
 Information Campaign

The Extension Office shall make IEC materials for various clientele groups. The
use of local/national radio station and television to promote technologies shall be
explored, and when deemed possible, work out a MOA between ISPSC and the
radio/TV station. Technologies can be popularized in various forms like print (leaflet,
primers, posters, flyers, and newspapers), videotapes and CDs. Techno for a, press
media conference, and other strategies which can create greater awareness and
interest about the technologies shall also be used.

4. R&D Result utilization. This shall guarantee to bring science-based information and
technology service to end-users as well as link technology generators, technology
service provides with stakeholders and end-users through the following:
 Farmer’s Information Services-Techno Gabay Program
 Science and Technology-Based Farms
 Other R&D Utilization Program

5. Technology Services. This shall aim to strengthen the technical capacity and physical
resources of stakeholders and design appropriate livelihood programs of client and
beneficiaries.

6. Resource sharing. This shall aim to share and complement resources of government
organizations, local government units, rural-based organizations, public schools and
private agencies. This shall involves the following activities:

 Adopt-a-school
 Adopt-a-family
 Community services- clean and green, coastal cleanup, etc.
 Lakbay Aral / Educational Tour.