AGRO-BIODIVERSITY

Introduction

Biodiversity is the sum of all species of plants, animals, fungi and microbial organisms living on
earth and the variety of habitat in which they live. Each species interact upon each other which
have of great contribution to our livelihood.

Objectives

1. To discover and understand the value and benefits of the different species of plants,
animals and other organisms by each role and function in every farmscape of an
ecosystem.
2. To encourage the group to conserve a certain specie that has a great contribution in the
locality.

How long will this exercise take

2 sessions (2 hours/session)

Materials
1. Manila paper
2. Pentel pen
3. Pencil
4. Crayons
5. Notebook
6. Ball pen
7. Bond paper
8. Masking tape
9. Plastic containers
10. Insect net
11. Denatured alcohol

Steps
1. Ask the farmers to draw a farmscape in their localities.
2. Assign each group with one kind of habitat.
3. Collect sample species found in each habitat as many as they can.
4. Each collected species shall be labeled with common name, scientific name, habitat and
usage or benefit. Presentation and discussion.
5. Ask the farmers of various threats or reasons why some species disappeared/diminished
in an ecosystem.
 6. Ranking of collected species shall be done according to values and benefits.
7. Getting to know the identified specie to be conserved.
8. Encourage the group to make a conservation plan.

Some suggestions for the processing discussions

1. What are the values and benefits of agro-biodiversity?
2. Does agro-biodiversity important to farming?
3. How agro-biodiversity contributes to the solution of climate change?
4. What are the importance of macro and microorganisms in soil fertility and texture?