Establishing a Learning

Field
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 Learning Field/Techno Demo

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 Technology Demonstration

• Informally known as a tech demo, its primary

purpose is to showcase method of an idea for a
new technology.

• It will serve as learning fields for

farmers/learners as well as a showcase of
recommended technologies for farmers/learners’
adoption.

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 How to establish and manage techno demo for
Farm School

Site Selection

Criteria for site selection:

a) Accessible
b) Has sure source of irrigation
c) Not a problem soil
d) Not shaded
e) Away from light source
 How to establish and manage
techno demo for Farm School
Site Selection
Criteria for site selection
f) At least 5000 m2 demo farm
 2500 m2 as recommended size of learning field/demo farm based
on a class size of 25 students/trainees specified on Grain
Production NC II
 1000 m2 Varietal Trial ( 3 newly release rice varieties and 2
nationally recommended inbred rice varieties)
 1000 m2 Standing Crop/AESA Field (one variety) Relay
Planting 30-45 days planted after the transplanting the
Varietal trial
 500 m2 Hands on area on different farm activities (seedbed
establishment, transplanting, repair and construction of dikes
and ditches, other activities)
 2500 -5000 m2 for machine demo ( according to PhilMech)
LEARNING Varietal Trial
FIELD 3 newly released and 2
nationally/regional
recommended inbred AESA Learning Field
rice varieties 1000 m2
1000 m2
Farmers Field Planted30-45 days after
V V V V V
1 2 3 4 5 transplanting the varietal

trial

Hands on
Farmers Field Area for Rice Machine Demo
other Rice Area
Activities 2500-5000 m2
500 m2

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 How to establish and manage techno
demo for Farm School

• Review farm records, to track down what

technology works in the area
• Plan a sequence of action or steps to achieve
specific goal.
***Make management protocol or cropping
calendar on managing the techno demo.
CROPPING
CALENDAR

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 RICE
CROPPING
CALENDAR
 Cropping calendar
• Farmers seldomly make plans for the next cropping season
e.g selection of varieties, crops to grow, time of establishment,
labor requirement, financial resource, area to be planted,
market etc.
• Implementation of farm activities are not well executed,
timing, quality of work, availability of inputs, labor needed,
farm machine, production capital, farm visit and other
resources.
 Cropping Calendar
Objectives:
Rice farmers need to be technically familiar with his farm
resources, soil type, climatic conditions, water source, crops and
time of establishment and neighboring farms and to make plan of
activities;
Specifically;
• Cropping calendar guide farmers to make farm plans and budget;
• Implement activities on time with required inputs, machine, labor and
technology guide;
• Enable farmers to adjust and modify crops health and status based on
existing conditions;
• Guide farmers on decision making, learn to assess his weaknesses and
strengths of his farm decisions ; and
• Improve his skills on crop production technology in the next cropping
season
 Cropping calendar
HOW TO START
• Make plan, specify what to do and what to achieve; (as a
guide, internalize learning as indicated in the PalayCheck
Cycle);
• Determine the best time of crop establishment, be guided by
the regular planting season in the area;.
• Determine the maturity of the variety(ies) selected from seed
sowing to ripening;
• Specify the date of sowing/planting and other farm
operation (land preparation, crop establishment, water,
pests and harvest and post management;
• Keep a ready to fill farm records, accessible, prominent,
simple and always updated.
Note: Every stage of the crop growth has specific cultural management
practices leading/resulting to high yield
 Let’s DO cropping calendar !

NSIC Rc222
A 115 Days varieties
In Summary…
 The PalayCheck Cycle
Farmers’
PalayCheck
knowledge &
Key Checks &
PLANNING
MANAGING THE experiences
Recommendations Specify what to do/
CROP
Undertake specific
change and achieve
practices to achieve Key
Checks
CHANGING MONITORING
KNOWLEDGE, Observe, measure,
UNDERSTANDIN and record the
G, AND results achieved
Resource
ATTITUDES TO & finance
MANAGEMENT
Climate, HARVESTING availability
IDENTIFYING Record yield,
agro- MANAGEMENT quality, and
STRENGTHS prices received
ecosystem, soils, AND
WEAKNESSES COMPARING AND
etc.. INTERPRETING RESULTS
Determine Key Check
achievement and yield
relationships

Neighbor/peer group knowledge, attitudes, etc..

The PalayCheck®
System: Concept,
Principles and
Keychecks
 Best cultural management practices
associated at different growth stages
of the rice plant

(maturity)
(flowering to grain filling)

(mid-max tillering/EPI)

(early tillering)

(nursery/seedbed)
seedling
THANK YOU
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