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ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION

NC II
 The ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION NC II Qualification consists of
competencies that a person must achieve to produce organic farm products
such as chicken and vegetables including producing of organic supplements
such as fertilizer, concoctions and extracts. It has two (2) elective
competencies which are on raising organic hogs and raising organic small
ruminants.
The units of competency comprising this
qualification include the following:

BASIC COMPETENCIES

Participate in workplace communication

Work in a team environment
Practice career professionalism
Practice occupational health and safety
procedures
COMMON COMPETENCIES

Apply safety measures in farm operations

Use farm tools and equipment
Perform estimation and calculations
Develop and update industry knowledge
Perform record keeping
CORE COMPETENCIES

Raise organic chicken

Produce organic vegetables

Produce organic fertilizer

Produce organic concoctions and extracts

ELECTIVE COMPETENCIES

Raise organic hogs

Raise organic small ruminants

A person who has achieved this Qualification is competent to be:

 • Organic Agriculture Farmer

 • Organic Chicken Raiser
 • Organic Hogs Raiser
 • Organic Small Ruminants Raiser
 • Organic Vegetables Farmer
 • Organic Concoctions and Extracts Producer
 • Organic Fertilizer Producer
 Produce
Organic
Vegetable
ESTABLISH NURSERY
ORGANIC
AGRICULTURE ACT
OF 2010

 REPUBLIC ACT_ 10068 Tumutokoy sa

 pagpapalago at pagpapakilala ng
 organikong pagsasaka sa buong bansa.
 Kailangangang sanaying gawin ang mga
 organikong pamamaraan sa pagsasaka sa
 buong bansa, ang polisiya ay ipinapatupad
 ng estado upang lalo pang mapaigting ang
 pagpapraktis sa pagsasaka sa
 organikong paraan.
Upon completion of this unit of
competency the students/trainees
will be able to:

 Identify and prepare nursery tools,

farm implements and simple
equipment;
 Maintain nursery facilities;
 Handle seeds/planting material
 Prepare growing media
 Conduct propagation activities
Learning Objective
After the discussion, the student/trainees should be
able to prepare growing media, select seeds,
prepare seedbed, care and maintenance of seedling
while in nursery area.
Factors to consider in
nursery site
 good water source
 well drained
 very accessible
Seed Selections
 Seeds and planting materials shall be of high
quality and certified organic, when available.
 non-organic seed and planting materials may be
used provided that they have not been treated
with pesticides and other inputs not permitted by
this Standard
 The seeds that are used to cultivate new crops
have to be selected very carefully and of high
quality.
 There are several diseases that are transmitted
via the seeds. If seeds from an infested field are
used to grow the next crop, these seed-born
diseases will immediately cause serious
problems. Seed selection should thus start by
obtaining seeds from healthy plants.
 Seed Selection
 Seeds and planting materials derived
from tissue culture may be used for the
production of organic, disease-free
planting materials.
 The use of chemical treated seeds is
when natural disaster like floods,
drought, earthquake, pest outbreaks, or
other unanticipated circumstances have
occurred, causing the destruction of
organic seed supply, only then can
treated seeds be used.
 The use of genetically modified seeds or
planting materials is not allowed
Characteristics of
quality good seeds
 free form mixture and damage
 certified variety
 physiological matured
Techniques in
breaking dormancy
 Drying
 hot water
 chemical treatment
Importance of
germination test
 to prepare the exact seed needed and to save
money
 to determine the measured seed per unit area
Characteristics of good growing media
 well drained
 high in WHC
 high in organic matter
Component of good growing media
Ratio of 1:1:1
 rice hull ash
 compost/coco coir
 manures
Ratio of 1:1:1
 ratio rice hull ash
 compost/coco coir
 manures