Republic of the Philippines R&D PROPOSAL

LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Form 1B beta version 2.1

Province of Laguna, Website: lspu.edu.ph

I. PROJECT/STUDY DETAILS
TITLE: Case Study for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice
Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) in Region IV-A
PROJECT LEADER/GENDER: CHARMYNE V. SANGLAY/ Female
CO-PROJECT LEADERS/GENDER: FLORENCIO G. REBERTA JR./MALE
ROCEL B. VALDEZ/FEMALE
DURATION: 1 YEAR
START DATE: June 1, 2021
END DATE: June 30, 2022
TOTAL PROGRAM COST: Php 65, 000.00
IMPLEMENTING UNIT: College of Agriculture, LSPU
CAMPUS: Siniloan, Laguna
CONTACT NO/S.: 09289150772
E-MAIL ADDRESS: cdsanglay@up.edu.ph
COOPERATING AGENCY/IES: Agricultural Training Institute IV-A (ATI-IVA)
SECTOR:
[ / ] Agriculture/Fisheries [ ] Education [ / ] Community Development
[ ] Information Tech. [ ] Politics [ ] Others __________________________
RESEARCH PROPOSAL CLASSIFICATION:
[ /] New Proposal [ ] Continuing (i.e., Year 2, Year 3, and so on…)
[ ] Program* [ ] Project** [ ] Study
[ ] Basic Research [ ] Applied Research
[ ] Wet Research (i.e., with laboratory) [ ] Dry Research
*a program is composed of two (2) or more projects; **a project is composed of two (2) or more studies
PROJECT COMPONENT TITLES: **please enter additional lines as needed

RESEARCH PRIORITY AREA:

[ ] Science and Mathematics
[ ] Health and Health Profession
[ ] Engineering
[ ] Environmental Science
RESEARCH TYPOLOGY:
[ ] Operations Research
[ / ] Qualitative Research
[ ] Education and Teacher’s Training
[ ] Information and Communication Tech.
[ / ] Agriculture and Fisheries
[ ] Social Sciences and Humanities
[ ] Development Research
[/ ] Quantitative Research
[ / ] Descriptive/Survey Research
[ ] Laboratory/Field Research
[ ] Quasi-Experimental Research
[ ] Pure Experimental Research

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II. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:

Republic Act 11203 has created the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)
or Rice Fund to improve rice farmers’ competitiveness and income amidst
liberalization of the Philippine rice trade policy that lifted quantitative restrictions
on rice imports and replaced it with tariffs, among others. Hence, RCEF rollout marks
milestone for Philippine rice industry as it ensures the proper and efficient
implementation of Republic Act 11203 or the Rice Trade Liberalization Law.

According to a survey conducted by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice),

rice farmers’ incomes and yields are rising as a result of programs supported by
RCEF. PhilRice surveyed more than 4,000 RCEF beneficiaries across 55 provinces
who harvested an average of 4.14 metric tons (MT) per hectare. Respondents
reported an additional yield of 440 kilograms per hectare were realized after farmers
used certified inbred seed distributed by PhilRice under the RCEF program. Hence, a
nearly P7,500 per hectare as additional earnings was recorded, (DA-ATI,2020).

During the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2020, a successful data
gathering for the Rice Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-
RESP) Baseline Survey was conducted. The survey was intended to establish data and
information from Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) and farmer-beneficiaries
consistent with the indicators specified in the Rice Extension Services Program
(RESP) Logical Framework.

In the process of drawing insights from the results of the baseline survey, it was
determined that there are areas that have to be probed to supplement the RCEF-RESP
Baseline Survey Report. Hence, further study shall be conducted to look closely at the
rice production practices, including postharvest losses and marketing cost of
representative farmer respondents. The established data set will serve as the basis
for the evaluation of the extension services program. Further, the results of the
survey will be utilized as a reference to provide and strengthen extension
interventions in the implementation of the RCEF-RESP programs.

III. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:

General Objective:
Generally, this undertaking is focused on providing an exhaustive
probing and analysis of the 2018 RCEF-RESP baseline survey results.

Specifically, the study aims

• To determine the rice production practices, including postharvest
losses and marketing cost of representative farmer respondents
from the first-round survey.
• To evaluate whether extension services have significantly
contributed to the increase in rice yields and incomes of the rice
farmers.
• To provide an in-depth perspective on the impact of the program.

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IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS/METHODOLOGY:

Unit of Analysis/Respondents/Treatments
In order to gain an in-depth contextual and comparative analysis of rice
productivity and technology uptake of farmers between different yield
groups, researchers shall determine a minimum total of ten (10) farmer-
respondents surveyed during the 2018 RCEF-RESP Baseline Study within
their areas of coverage using the following criteria:

a. Min. of five (5) farmer-respondents with rice yields classified as low (3

hectares and below; and
b. Min. of five (5) farmer-respondents with rice yields classified as high
(4 hectares and above).

Purposive sampling will be employed in the target area of the study where
2018 RCEF-RESP respondents will be selected. The participants will be
chosen based on the purpose of the sample. Hence, selection will be done
according to the needs of the study.

Research Design:
A quantitative descriptive method combined with a qualitative research
technique derived from survey shall be employed in the study. An online
research questionnaire through online platform shall be devised to
gather information as required by the objectives of this study.

Research Instrument/Data Collection

This undertaking is focused on providing an exhaustive probing and analysis
of the 2018 RCEF-RESP baseline survey results. Various data collection
methods such as survey, key informant interviews, focus group discussion
(FGD), document review, and site observation will be employed.

The data to be used in the preparation of study is primary data, hence data
collected are directly related to the research being conducted. In order to
obtain the collection and compiling of data required in this study, the authors
shall use the following:

Field research (Field Research), a direct review on the respondents who will
be sampled to obtain primary data. Primary data will be collected by using
questionnaires, namely techniques to obtain data by using a list of guide
questions provided by the RTC.

Literature Review, the use of literature study is to obtain useful secondary

data as theoretical guidance during field research and to support and analyze
data. This data will be obtained from scientific journals and books
(references).

The farmer respondents’ profile, pre- and post-harvest practices in rice

production will be gathered through questionnaires. The questionnaire will
be divided into three parts, the first part is the demographic profile. Second
part is subdivided into different categories such as productivity and income,
rice production practices, post-harvest practices, processing, value-adding
and marketing practices, income diversification, access to information, and
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 support received. The third part of the questionnaire is the problems
encountered during and after the production.

Data Analysis

The data shall be processed and analyzed using a basic descriptive

quantitative method (central tendency) and qualitative research method to
come up with the conclusion/findings as per the objective of this study.

The level of management practices

Statistical Range Descriptive Rating

5.00 – 4.21 Very Highly Practiced (VHP)
4.20 – 3.41 Highly Practiced (HP)
3.40 – 2.61 Moderately Practiced (MP)
2.60 – 1.81 Slightly Practiced (SP)
1.80 – 1.00 Not Practiced (NP)

V. QUANTIFIABLE EXPECTED OUTPUTS: 6Ps

ITEM PARTICULARS QUANTITY

Publish at least 1 journal article about
Publications 1
RCEF-RESP
Products
Patent
The study will provide an in-depth
People Services perspective on the impact of the 40
program.
Places/Partnerships
Policy
Recommendations
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VI. SOCIO-ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE:
• Increase competitiveness and inclusiveness through key policy
and institutional modifications.
• Rice farmers’ sustainable income
• Building resilient communities and more inclusive society
VII. TARGET BENEFICIARIES:
Target Beneficiaries Total
• Program managers 100
• DA management
• Policy-makers
• Academe
• Farmer-respondents

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VIII. MONITORING/EVALUATION:
Monitoring of the study will be conducted through online communication and feedback
from Agricultural Training Institute (ATI).
IX. LIST OF REFERENCES: **please use APA format
• https://ati.da.gov.ph/ati-main/news/08262020-1413/rice-farmer-incomes-yields-
improve-due-rcef-%E2%80%94-study
•

X. BUDGET REQUIREMENTS:

June 2021- June 2022

PARTICULARS
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr TOTAL
MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (MOOE)
Travel Expenses 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 15,000
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Supplies and Materials
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Office Supplies and Fuels 2,000 2, 000 2, 000 2, 000 8,000
Laboratory Supplies
Experimental/Field Supplies
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Contractual Services
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Contract Labor/Student Assistant 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 10,000
Laboratory Outsourcing 1, 000 1, 000 2,000
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Other Expenses (LSPU)
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Communication 5,000 5,000 5,000 3,000 18,000
Representations 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 12,000
SUBTOTAL
EQUIPMENT OUTLAY (Pls. Specify All Items)
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Qty. Item PhP/unit
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SUBTOTAL ATI 35,000.00
LSPU 30,0000.00
GRAND TOTAL 65,000.00
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XI. WORK PLAN:

2020-2021
ACTIVITIES
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
1. Proposal Writing and Approval
2. Respondents Profiling
3. Data Collection
4. Data analysis
5. Final write-ups
6. Submission of Case Report

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 Annex A
ENDORSEMENT PAGE

SUBMITTED BY:

Signature Date Signed: 15 / 06 / 2020

DD MM YEAR

CHARMYNE V. SANGLAY
Name
Project Leader
***Only fill-up details below once advised by RDS Office
ENDORSED BY:

Signature Date Signed: __ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __

DD MM YEAR

Name EDITHA R. PEREY, Ph.D.

Designation Dean College Unit: College of Agriculture
NOTED BY:

Signature Date Signed: __ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __

DD MM YEAR

Name MA. CECILIA GATBONTON

Designation RDS Director/Chairperson
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL:

Signature Date Signed: __ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __

DD MM YEAR

Name ENGR. JOSEPH M. CABIENTE

Designation Campus Director Campus:

Signature Date Signed: __ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __

DD MM YEAR

Name ROBERT C. AGATEP, Ph.D.

Designation Vice President for Research and Extension

APPROVED/DISAPPROVED:

MARIO R. BRIONES Ed.D. MARITES PIAMONTE COSICO

University President Center Director, ATI-IVA

____________________ ____________________
Date Signed Date Signed

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 Annex A
CAPSULE CURRICULUM VITAE
(FOR PROJECT LEADER/CO-PROJECT LEADER ONLY)

FULL CHARMYNE V. SANGLAY, MM

NAME:
PRESENT LSPU Compound, Siniloan, Laguna
ADDRESS:
FIELD OF AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND
SPECIALIZATION/s: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Institution Year Graduated
Bachelor’s BS Agribusiness CBSUA 2005
Degree:
Master’s Degree: MM in Agribusiness UPLB 2018
Management and
Entrepreneurship
Doctorate Degree:
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: *pls. enter additional lines if needed
1. IAMURE
2. PAIR
3.
COMPLETED RESEACH STUDY: *pls. enter additional lines if needed
1. Assessment of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of Laguna State Polytechnic University
2. Planting Corn the Earth-Friendly Way: Use of Bio-Fertilizers and Plant-Based
Insecticides in Cultivating Green Corn at Laguna, Philippines
3. Assessment of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Intentions of College of
Agriculture Students in LSPU Siniloan Campus

4. Development and Acceptability of Lanzones (Lansium domesticum) As Wine

ON-GOING RESEARCH PROJECTS: *pls. enter additional lines if needed

1. Prospects and Challenges of High Value Crop Production
2.
3.
CHARACTER REFERENCES:
Dr. Nestor M. De Vera
Dr. Lolita L. Beato