Part 2

DESCRIPTION OF EXTENSION MODALITY

Title of Extension Modality: URBAN GARDENING (Minuyungan)
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1. Category of Extension Modality: ( ) Program
2. Focus: (/) Commodity focus (

) Non-commodity

3. If commodity, what sector?

(/ ) Agriculture
( ) Rice:
/ Lowland
__ Upland
( ) Corn
( / ) Vegetables
( /) High value crops
( ) Livestock
( ) Others, specify
( ) Fishery
( ) Forestry, specify commodity
( ) Natural resources, specify commodity
4. Goal Focus
/
Goal Focus
/
Increased production

( / ) Project

/ Lowland rainfed
__ Others (specify)

Rationale/Problem being Addressed

Showcase the benefit of organic agriculture even
in limited area using recycled materials like
drums, used containers, tires, among others.

Capability building
Partnership- building
Others, specify
5. Guiding Principle of the extension program/project:
materials with organic farming.

Showcase the use of recycled

6. Years implemented/duration of the extension program/project: 2002-present

7. Source of idea and how the idea was generated:
/
/

Source of Idea
Funding agency
Organizational
leadership

How was the idea generated

MMSU
MMSU advocates organic agriculture even in limited
area since Ilocos farmers/households are small
landowners.

Partner institution
Consultant
Others
8. Project stages/phase/if any.
Phase/Stage
I. Pre-Implementation

Description

Duration

II. Implementation

III. Post Implementation

Planting of various vegetables

Monitoring and evaluation

Once a month

Presented the cost and return during

year-end review

9. Management Structure:
(/) Team within the organization
( / ) Partnership
( ) Devolved
___ Regional

____ Provincial

1 day

_____ Municipal

a. If partnership or devolved, specify institution and describe nature of management

involvement.
Institution

Level of Involvement
Lead
Support

Describe nature of
Involvement

10. Extension approaches used:

/

Approaches
General extension
Training and visit extension
Participatory extension
Farming system extension

/
/

Approaches
Community-based extension
Cost-sharing extension
University-based extension
Others, specify

a. Please describe briefly the extension approach used.

Extension Approach
Training and visit
Participatory extension
Community-based
Cost sharing
University-based extension

Description

The project serves as demonstration area for organic

farming using recycled materials like drums, tire, and
used containers.

11. Funding
Funding Source

MMSU

Manpowe
r

12. Manpower Complements (Specify positions only)

Project Leader -

Nature of
Support
In Kind
In Cash

Extension Director

Fund
101

Amount

Technical expert Project Staff

Administrative Aide

13. Extension Components

() Training
Title
Subject
Matter

Training
Method

Trainin
g
Duratio
n

Participants

Fund
Source

Expected Output

NA

( / ) Techno-Demo
Commodity

( / ) IEC Support
( ) Mass media
( ) Reading Materials

Subject Matter
Area/Technology

Participants

/ Radio
_____ TV _____ Others
_/__ Brochures
____ Leaflet ____ Poster
____ Manual
____ Others

Duration of TechnoDemo

____ e-site

( ) Info Caravan
( ) School on the Air

( ) Farm and Business Advisory

( ) Market matching:
( ) Product Development:
( ) Product Packaging:
( ) Product Promotion: The harvests are sold to MMSU employees and other walk-in
clients
( ) Trade Fair:
( ) Others:
( ) Provision of inputs/materials
( ) Seeds:
( ) Planting materials:
( ) Fertilizer:
( ) Pesticides/insecticides:
( ) Others:
( ) Provision of inputs/materials
( ) Seeds:

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Planting materials:
Fertilizer:
Pesticides/insecticides:
Others:

14. Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Can be an additional source

income for households

Strategies to eliminate
weaknesses
Regular monitoring;

15. Outputs/Impacts of the Extension Modality

( ) Appreciation of organic farming using recycled materials.
( ) Publication
( ) Popular magazine ( The Extensionist)
monthly
(/) Brochures/leaflets
Others:
( ) Annual Report
( ) New technology :
( ) Increased yield by how much:
( ) Increased income by how much:
16. Recognition awards received attributed to the project:
None

100 copies, bi

100 copies, annually