Interview Transcript and Simplified Needs Assessment Report

Transcript 1

Interviewer: What problems have you encountered within the community related to agricultural
and biosystems engineering?

Interviewee: As of now in our farm in Impasug-ong we’re planting. Flood is our number one
problem because the crops can be washed out whenever there are floods.

Interviewer: Okay ma’am. Next question is why do these difficulties exist? Why are these
problems present?
Interviewee: No concrete canals. If ever we attempt to do canals, it’s shallow and can’t sustain in
the long run.

Interviewer: How do these issues affect you as an individual?

Interviewee: It has a very big effect to us especially me I have planted crops now, if the rain is
heavy, my crops are damaged as well.

Interviewer: Next is how do these complications affect other people?

Interviewee: As of now, we’re helping each other but it can really affect us and our neighbors.
We build temporary canals that can sustain.

Interviewer: Next is, which is the last question, how do you cope up with these situations?

Interviewee: We do things slowly but surely because we know that this is also a part of our
farming. It is also better if we can receive help from the government because in the long run we
can’t endure this anymore and we need help.

Interviewer: That’s all ma’am thank you for answering all the questions.

Transcript 2

Interviewer: What problems have you encountered within the community related to agricultural
and biosystems engineering?

Interviewee: Mainly affected is the production. In the community, we can’t get enough harvesters
because of multinational companies, in which are the local farmers kay are having a hard time.
Interviewer: Next question is why do these difficulties exist? Why are these problems present?

Interviewee: In the community, anyone could be hired as long as you are able to do the harvest,
do the planting, the small farmers.
Interviewer: How do these issues affect you as an individual?

Interviewee: It affects us to modernize meaning we can shift to mechanical harvesting just like
the department of agriculture introduced to us because of lack of laborer.

Interviewer: Next is how do these complications affect other people?

Interviewee: It affects other people due to competitiveness in salary. There are no laborers who
accepts small farmers because the salary is below minimum wage.

Interviewer: Next is, which is the last question, how do you cope up with these situations?

Interviewee: Do mechanical harvesting to lessen the employment and manpower. That’s the best
thing to do.

Interviewer: Thank you so much, Sir.

Transcript 3

Interviewer: First question is what problems have you encountered within the community related
to agricultural and biosystems engineering?

Interviewee: Cohol. It needs to be killed because it is a problem in the farm.

Interviewer: Next question is why do these difficulties exist? Why are these problems present?

Interviewee: The breeding is very fast. They are so many who lives under the mud. If they go out
of the water, they start to breed.

Interviewer: How do these issues affect you as an individual?

Interviewee: The planting is the hardest. The process is long and tiring.

Interviewer: Next is how do these complications affect other people?

Interviewee: There is no product that we can sell in the market in which the supply is low so the
people can’t purchase. The farm needs chemical financing.

Interviewer: Next is, which is the last question, how do you cope up with these situations?

Interviewee: The farm needs a new system, new chemicals. The insects upgraded so the
chemicals needs an upgrade too so that we can stop the breeding of cohols.
Interviewer: Okay sir thank you so much.

Transcript 4
Interviewer: First question is what problems have you encountered within the community related
to agricultural and biosystems engineering?
Interviewee: There are so many pest which is new here, it’s called egan.

Interviewer: Next question is why do these difficulties exist? Why are these problems present?

Interviewee: In our farm, many people are tardy locate these that’s why it did spread and
damaged our farm.

Interviewer: How do these issues affect you as an individual?

Interviewee: No income that’s coming. The farm is a failure

Interviewer: Next is how do these complications affect other people?

Interviewee: First of all, no harvest. We can’t help our and pay well our farmers and there is no
product that can be sell.

Interviewer: Next is, which is the last question, how do you cope up with these situations?

Interviewee: The government should watch and help the farmers. Without them, the farms are
unsteady and our financing is affected so we loan our money and that’s when it starts to crumble.

Interviewer: Thank you so much, Sir.