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RTR Rice

Farmers’

Information and

Technology

Services (FITS)

Center

Republic of the Philippines Province of Agusan del Norte

Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez

“The Rice Granary of Agusan del Norte”

Country: - Philippines

Region: - Caraga ( Region 13)

Province: - Agusan del Norte

Congressional District: - 2nd District of Agusan del Norte

Total Population: - 14,976

Income Classification: - 5th Class

Number of Farmers - 1,997 ( in programmed areas)

Total Land Area: - 8,147.046 hectares

General Information Rice - 1,742 has . (irrigated)

Banana - 814 has.

Corn - 28 has

Coconut - 1,723 has.

Rubber - 16.23 has .

Durian - 100 has.

Abaca - 414 has.

Veggies /legumes - 5 has.

Root crops - 57 has.

Fruit trees - 63.23 has.

Agricultural Area - 4,962.468 has.

Composed of Eight (8) Barangays

R.T.R.

1. Poblacion 1 2. Poblacion 2 3. Basilisa 4. Humilog 5. Panaytayon 6. San Antonio 7. Balang-Balang 8. Tagbongabong

• Agriculture services:

- organic farming thru SOFTS

- municipal economic enterprise

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Sustainable Organic Farming Technology Systems (SOFTs) 2005 to present

Primary goal : To optimize utilization of human & natural resources in promoting Sustainable Agriculture & Development through Organic Farming System Approach

POLICIES TO PROMOTE ORGANIC PROGRAM Resolutions Issued: • 1993 – # 101 - Prohibition of Burning of Rice straws • 2003 - # 214 - Ordinance prohibiting the burning of rice husks,

rice chaffs and garbage along the Maharlika National Highway within the territorial jurisdiction

of Remedios T. Romualdez,Agusan del Norte • 2005 - # 044 –Branded Organic Rice – OTOP priority product – # 045 – Adopting Organic Agriculture Movement &

Appropriating Funds thereof from the 20% of the Municipality’s Annual Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) & Other Local Resources

• 2006 – # 033 & # 034 – FMR (Poblacion 1 – Basilisa & Poblacion II to Basilisa

- # 035 – Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) - # 068 – Implementation of One Town One Product

(OTOP) in RTR - # 062 – Installation of Light Trapping Device in the

Ricefields

* 2007 - # 013 – NEDA KR2 Rice Production Assistance implementation - # 014 – Transfer of Funds as equity/counterpart for NEDA KR2 - # 015 – Open Separate Bank Account solely for NEDA KR2 - # 016 – BSWM Tipid Abono Technology Demonstration - # 022 – OTOP Organic Rice Production Program - # 028 – Establishment of Processing Center for Mass Production of Organic Fertilizer - # 031 – 60 has. Compact Demo on Organic Hybrid Rice

•2008 - # 003 – Allocation of P5M for 2 units FMR

- # 010 – Implementation of BSWM Rapid Composting Demonstration - # 011 – Expression of thanks to RED Ricardo C. Regis for Support to RTR - # 034 – RTR Rice FITS Center Establishment - # 039 - Granting of Incentives to MAO Personnel - # 048 - Establishment of Farmers Research & Training Center - # 123 – FPA Registration of the Organic Fertilizer & License •2009 - # 038; #040 – Implementation of P100,000 MPDP under CIDP - # 039; #041 – Implementation of P1M FMR under CIDP - # 072 – Establishment of Vermiculture & Vermicomposting Center

•2010 - # 015 – To enter into MOA w/ recipients of OTOP/neda/Organic Rice Production loans.

- # 026 – Resolution authorizing the increase of incentive from 10% to 20% out of the net income derived from OTOP. - # 041 - •2012 - # 050 – To enter into MOA w/ the Department of Agriculture(DA),RFU - XIII in the Establishment of an Organic Trading Post - # 051 – Authorizing the LGU of RTR,Agusan del Norte to provide counterpart in kind or in cash for the Establishment of Organic Trading Post located at Barangay PoblCION II Executive Order # 01-12 – Creation of the Municipal Technical Committee for Organic Agriculture programs & for other purposes in the Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez

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STRATEGIES

1. Priority in the Executive and Legislative Agenda (ELA);

2. Strong partnerships with DA and other agencies like NEDA, ILO, DTI, PAO,

CCARRD, ATI, NIA, PhilRice and DAR

3. Strong MAFC and RBOs (FA, RIC, 4-H & IA) Registered to DOLE

4. Capability Building – Vermiculture & Vermicomposting,

Understanding Standards, Organic Agriculture ,Yearly

attendance to the National Organic Agriculture Congress for updates.

Trainings of Personnel:

Maria Nenita D. Campo - TOT Rice (1996)

Ronald T. Himarangan - RSTC (2009)

Violeta T. Laguna - TOT Rice (2010)

Mavel M. Monta - 10 day Intensive Training on Rice (2010)

Maria Theresa O. Bagunoc - TOT Rice (2012)

Educational Trip to : - Province of Bukidnon 2007

-Trento, Agusan del Sur- 2008

-Davao City & Davao del Sur March 18 – 20, 2009

-Misamis Occidental & Zamboanga del Norte

September 20 -24, 2010

-Compostela Valley,Davao del Norte – December 19-23,2011

-Dumingag,Zamboanga del Sur – January 17,2012

Organic Farming Technology Training & Exposure: - Maria Nenita D. Campo- May 2009 – Bangkok,Thailand

- Ronald T. Himarangan

- Violeta T. Laguna

- Mavel M. Monta

- Maria Theresa O. Bagunoc

STRATEGIES

STRATEGIES Conducted Farmers-Field-School (FFS)

Conducted Palay Check Field School

Conducted Briefing on Organic Agriculture & Creation of Organic

Agriculture Technical Committee

Conducted Orientation of OA to other municipalities & to ILO

CCAP pilot municipalities

Participated in the ILO CCAP Upscaling being the model of LGU

Loan Facility

Conducted seminars on NFTS

Tied- up with AlterDev, an NGO working in Brgy. Tagbongabong & Balangbalang and also with PO’s

Production of Organic Fertilizer

Hog Fattening Loan Assistance

Vegetables Production Loan

Assistance

Insurance Package

LGU Loan Facility

(Rice loan assistance)

Monetary Incentives to Agricultural Extension Workers (AEW’s)

STRATEGIES

RTR OTOP Rice LOan FaciLiTy’s as UsUaL

1. Not a Dole-Out

2. Very low interest loan (5 % per cropping or

0.83 % per month);

3. Bundled with relevant training services- FFS

3. Coupled with affordable and readily- available

organic farm inputs such as fertilizers and

pesticides;

4. Bundling of crop insurance and Credit Life

5. Promotes income diversification among

farmers through capital for alternative

livelihood

Features

Simplified Application /Fund Release Process Flow

1 • Farmers Fill- up the application form

2 • Validation of Agricultural Technologist assigned

3 • Recommendation by Municipal Agriculturist

4 • Approval of LCE

5 • Preparation/ Processing of payroll

6 • Withdrawal and release of funds

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Simplified Loan Payment Process

1. Serve demand letters 2 weeks before harvest

2. Harvest monitoring

3. Harvesting of Individual

farms

4. Proceed to OMA for payment charging

5. Payment to MTO

6. Recording by OMA

If no payment

made- Serve 2nd

demand letter

Mass Production of Organic Fertilizer

• P 200,000 – LGU RTR

• P 200,000 – DA RFU 13

• P 430,000 - DOLE

January to November 2012

Production - 10,000 bags

Sales - Php 1,350,000

Available Stocks - 1000 bags

Labor Generated - 1338 man-days

8,000–10,000 bags of Organic Fertilizer produced per year @ P150.00/bag.

• 2 units shredding machine

•2 units tea brewer

• 30 kls. Vermin - BSWM

• 7 kls. Vermin – purchased

from CSU (LGU-RTR) DA-BSWM

Vermiculture

DA RFU-13

• Vermi separator

LGU-Agriculture Program Background:

• 1993 - Municipal Ordinance No. 101 – Prohibiting Burning of Rice Straws

• 1995 - School on the Air Program (SOA) – Organic Banana Production

• 1996 - Demo Farm on Bugtok Eradication conducted by LGU & DA-ATI

• 1996 up to present - Conduct of Farmers Field School – National IPM Program

with inclusion of module on sustainable farming

•2005 - Legislation of the One Town, One Product (OTOP Philippines)

–Organic Rice initiated by LGU & DTI

• 2006 - Started with OTOP Loan Assistance of PhP 10,000.00/ha with fix interest

of PhP1,000/ha. for 35 farmers or a total of Php 350,000.00 financial

assistance extended by LGU

• 2010 - Started with OTOP Loan Assistance of PhP 10,000.00/ha with fix

interest of PhP1,000/ha. for 35 farmers or a total of

Php 350,000.00 financial assistance extended by LGU

• 2011 - Started with OTOP Loan Assistance of PhP 10,000.00/ha with fix

interest of PhP1,000/ha. for 35 farmers or a total of Php

350,000.00 financial assistance extended by LGU

• 2012 - Started with OTOP Loan Assistance of PhP 10,000.00/ha with fix

interest of PhP1,000/ha. for 35 farmers or a total of Php

350,000.00 financial assistance extended by LGU

DA Balance Fertilization Hybrid Rice Production Demonstration

– 60 has.conducted by LGU RTR and DA- RFU Xlll

- Modified FFS on Banana Production conducted by ATI & LGU

- Expansion of Organic Rice Production Loan Program under NEDA

KR2 from the Japanese Government amounting to 1Million Grant

with 100,000.00 as LGU’s Counterpart

•2007 - BSWM Demo on MRC – 21 has. conducted by LGU RTR

and DA BSWM

•2008 – 2009 - FFS on PalayCheck System

using Organic Fertilizer & other

Location Specific Interventions

conducted by LGU RTR,

PhilRice and ATI Caraga

• 2012 – Expanded Modified Rapid

Composting (50 has.)

(DA-BSWM & LGU-RTR)

• 2013 –Expanded Modified Rapid Composting

(100 has.)

(DA-BSWM & LGU-RTR)

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Establishment of RTR Rice

FITS Center through

PCARRD & CCARRD -Internet Connection & Telephone Line –

PhP 55,000.00

-Computer Set, Celfone & Digicam -

PhP 72,000.00

*IEC Materials

•Partner Member Agency (PMA) –

PhilRice Agusan

PCARRD – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Resources Research & Development

CCARRD – Caraga Consortium for Agriculture, Forestry & Resources Research & Development

Establishment of RTR Rice FITS Center

through PCARRD & CCARRD

Launching and MOA Signing

Municipal Agriculture and Fishery Information Center

(MAFIC)- the new home of RTR Rice FITS Center

Municipal Resolution no. 001-2013,

January 7, 2013

“Authorizing the Hon. Mayor Nilo

Soliva to enter into MOA with the

Information and Communications

Technology Office through the

National Computer Center (ICTO-

NCC) and the Barangay Poblacion 1

of Municipality of Remedios T.

Romualdez for the implementation

of Philippine Community eCenter

Roadmap: Towards a CeC in every

municipality.”

Conducted Computer

r Literacy Training for

Farmers

Farmers

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DOST,PAG-ASA conducted Orientation on Early Warning System

- WIBI loan insurance package

Created a FITS showroom for farmers

on April 2013

Other Activities

- Conducted Farmers Field School

on Organic SRI (Jul-Dec 2013 CS)

- Production of Guso/Seaweed

Organic Foliar Fertilizer done in

farmers household

Ingredients:

1 kg guso/seaweed

1kgmolasses/moscuvado sugar

18 liters water

Concoction making by farmers

Fermented Fruit Juice (FFJ)

Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ)

Fish Amino Acid (FAA)

Oriental Herbal Nutrient (OHN)

Other Activities

Other Activities

Drying facilities : Flat bed dryer ,Mechanical dryer, MPDP

Rice Mill : Organic Mini Rice Mill C. FMR

Acquisition of Post Harvest Facilities

Attended Training on Community e-Center

Management in Cebu City on December 10-

19, 2013

Attended Community Development and

Sustainability for CeC Managers at Richville

Hotel, Mandaluyong City on Nov.19-23, 2012

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Conducted Farmer’s Summit last September 2-3, 2013

Conducted Organic Congress

1. Community Seed Banking 40 bags registered seeds

2. Distribution of Agricultural Inputs

OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES

3. Ongoing construction of organic tilapia Hatchery

funded by BFAR

4. Monitoring of Pests and Diseases

5. Barangay Food Terminal funded by DA-RFU XIII

-Php 200,000.00

6. Meatshop funded by DOLE –Php 271,200

Farmers Counterpart – Php 67,300

7. Organic Trading Post funded by by DA-RFU XIII

-Php 1,500,000.00

LGU Counterpart – (Organic Fertilizer Profit)

-Php 100,000.00

Carabao Loan Assistance – P250,000 ( 10 farmer

beneficiaries Cattle Dispersal – 90 heads ( 90 farmer beneficiaries)

Swine Dispersal – 54 heads ( 54 farmer beneficiaries)

Carabao Dispersal - 12 heads ( 12 farmer beneficiaries)

Anti –Rabies Vaccination Deworming Treatments Castration/AI

OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES

Expectations:

- Gain insights on how to handle the Farmers’ Information

Center Services efficiently and effectively to uplift the lives

of farmers

- Gain more ideas on how to improve the Farmers

Information Center