TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD ………………………………………….. 1
II. UNIT OF COMPETENCY: RAISE ORGANIC CHICKEN
A. RAISING ORGANIC CHICKEN ………………………….…………………… 23
III. UNIT OF COMPETENCY: PRODUCE ORGANIC VEGETABLES
A. Organic Farming Awareness ………………………………………………... 31
B. Farm Management ……………………………………………………...…... 37
C. Soil Fertility Management …………………………………………………... 39
D. Seedling and Nursery Management ………………………………………… 42
E. Plants’ Parts and Functions …………………………………………………. 44
F. Plant Management …………………………………………………………... 50
G. Harvest and Postharvest ………………………………………………...…... 55
H. Pest and Disease Management in Organic Farming 57
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I. Crop Production Programming ……………………………………………... 70
J. Basic Records Keeping for a Farm Business ……………………………..… 75
IV. UNIT OF COMPETENCY: PRODUCE ORGANIC FERTILIZERS
A. Fertigation …………………………………………………………………... 76
B. Mokusako …………………………………………………………………… 77
C. Composting ………………………………………………………………… 78
D. Vermi-composting …………………………………………………………... 82
V. UNIT OF COMPETENCY: PRODUCE ORGANIC CONCOCTIONS AND
EXTRACTS
A. PRODUCING ORGANIC CONCOCTIONS AND EXTRACTS ………… 84
VI. ELECTIVE COMPETENCIES
1. RAISE ORGANIC HOGS 89
A. RAISING ORGANIC HOGS……..……………………………………..
2. RAISE ORGANIC SMALL RUMINANTS
A. RAISING ORGANIC GOAT …………………………………………... 105
B. RAISING ORGANIC SHEEP …….……………………………………. 117
VII. REVIEWER ……………………………………………………………………... 123
VIII. REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………. 129