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PRE-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
Qualification: Organic Agriculture Production NC II

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Direction: Using the rating scale shown below, please rate your present level of performance or competencies by checking the
appropriate column.

1 – NOT YET COMPETENT 2 – SOMEWHAT COMPETENT 3 – COMPETENT

4 – HIGHLY COMPETENT 5 – VERY COMPETENT

ELEMENTS COMPETENCY STANDARD 1 2 3 4 5

RAISED ORGANIC CHICKEN
1. Select healthy stocks
and suitable housing
1.5.
2. Set-up cage equipment
1.1. Identify breed/strains breeds as per PNS-Organic Agriculture-
Livestock and GAHP Guidelines
1.2. Select healthy chicks based on industry acceptable indicator
for healthy chicks.
1.3. Determine suitable site for chicken house based on PNS
recommendations.
1.4. Prepare chicken house design based PNS recommendations.
Prepare house equipment installation design in line with PNS
recommendation and actual scenario.
2.1. Install house equipment in line with housing equipment installation
design
2.2. Secured bedding materials based on availability in the locality
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2.3. Prepare bedding in accordance with housing equipment housing
design
2.4. Set-up brooding facility in accordance with the housing
equipment installation design.
3.1. Select suitable feed materials based on availability in the locality
and nutrient requirements of chicken
3. Feed chicken
3.2. Prepare feed materials following enterprise prescribed formulation
3.3. Feed animals based on feeding management program
3.4. Monitor feeding following enterprise procedure
4.1. Monitor growth rate based on enterprise procedures
4.2. Implement health care program based on enterprise procedures
4.3. Implement sanitation and cleanliness program based on
4. Grow and harvest enterprise procedure
chicken 4.4. Collect organic waste for fertilizer formulation.
4.5. Select suitable chicken for harvest based on market
specifications.
4.6. Accomplish production record according to enterprise procedure.
PRODUCED ORGANIC VEGEBABLES
1.1. Select seeds in accordance with the PNS, and NSQCS/BPI.
1.2. Seedbeds are prepared in accordance with planting requirements
based on Vegetable Production Manual (VPM).
1. Establish nursery 1.3. Doing care and maintenance of seedlings in accordance with
enterprise practice.
1.4. Prepare potting media in accordance with enterprise procedure.
2.1 Carry out land preparation in accordance with enterprise
practice
2. Plant seedlings
2.2 Introduce beneficial micro-organisms prior to planting in
accordance with enterprise procedure
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2.3 Transplant/plant seedlings based on VPM recommendations
2.4 Water seedlings based on VPM recommendations
3.1 Implement water management according to plan.
3.2 Determine effective control measures on specific pest and
diseases as described under the “pest, disease and weed
management” of the PNS.
3. Perform plant care and
management 3.3 Replant all missing hills to maintain the desired plant population of
the area.
3.4 Maintain plant rejuvenation/rationing according to PNS.
3.5 Apply organic fertilizers in accordance with fertilization policy of
the PNS
4.1. Checked products using maturity indices according to PNS, PNS-
organic agriculture and enterprise practice.
4.2. Harvest marketable products according to PNS, PNS-organic
agriculture and enterprise practice.
4.3. Classify harvested vegetables according to PNS, PNS-organic
4. Perform harvest and agriculture and enterprise practice.
post-harvest activities 4.4. Use appropriate harvesting tools and materials according to
PNS.
4.5. Apply post-harvest practices according to PNS and GAP
recommendations
4.6. Accomplish production record according to enterprise
procedures.
PRODUCED ORGANIC FERTILIZER
1.1 Select site based on compost fertilizer production requirements
1. Prepare composting
1.2 Prepare site lay-out based on location.
area and raw materials
1.3 Prepare bed in accordance with production requirements
1.1 Gather materials based on production requirements and PNS for
organic fertilizer
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1.2Prepare raw materials following enterprise procedure and PNS
for organic fertilizer
2.1 Apply appropriate composting methods based on production
requirements
2.2 Monitor compost based PNS indicators of fully decomposed
fertilizer
2. Compost and harvest 2.3 Check quality of harvest based on PNS indicators of fully
fertilizer decomposed fertilizer
2.4 Carry- out processing of compost fertilizer based on
production requirement.
2.5 Perform record keeping according to enterprise procedure.
PRODUCED ORGANIC CONCOCTIONS AND EXTRACTS
1.1. Clean, sanitize and secure work and storage areas.
1. Prepare for the 1.2. Use clean and free raw materials from synthetic chemicals
production of various 1.3. Use clean and free tools, materials and equipment from
concoctions contaminations and must be of “food grade” quality
1.4. Observe personal hygiene according to OHS procedures.
2.1. Prepare raw materials in accordance with enterprise practice.
2.2. Set fermentation period based on enterprise practice.
2. Process concoctions 2.3. Ferment various concoctions following to organic practices.
2.4. Harvest concoctions based on fermentation period of the
concoction.
3.1. Contain concoctions in sanitized bottles and containers.
3.2. Label and tag packaged concoctions in accordance with
enterprise practice.
3. Package concoctions
3.3. Store packaged concoctions in appropriate place and
temperature following organic practices.
3.4. Record production of concoctions using enterprise procedures.
RAISED ORGANIC HOGS
1. Select healthy 1.1. Identify hogs according to breeds.
domestic hog breeds 1.2. Select healthy hogs based on industry acceptable indicator for
and suitable housing healthy piglets.
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1.3. Determine suitable site for hog house based on PNS
recommendations.
1.4. Prepare hog house design based on PNS recommendations.
1.5. Prepare housing equipment installation design in line with PNS
recommendation and actual farm conditions.
2.1 Select suitable feed materials based on availability in the locality,
nutrient source and according to PNS Organic Agriculture-
Livestock and GAHP requirements.
2.2 Prepare feed materials following enterprise prescribed
2. Feed hogs
formulation.
2.3 Feed animals based on the standard feeding
method/management:
2.4 Monitor feeding following enterprise procedures.
3.1. Monitor growth rate based on enterprise procedures
3.2. Implement health care program based on PNS Organic
Agriculture– Livestock or documented ethno-veterinary practices
3.3. Implement sanitation and cleanliness program based on PNS-
livestock.
3. Grow and finish hogs 3.4. Collect organic waste for fertilizer production following organic
practices.
3.5. Manage movement of hogs based on PNS Organic Agriculture–
Livestock and other relevant guidelines.
3.6. Select suitable hog finishers based on market specifications
3.7. Accomplish production record according to enterprise procedures.
RAISED ORGANIC SMALL RUMINANTS
1.1. Identify bucks and rams according to breed
1.2. Select healthy bucks/rams based on industry acceptable
1. Select healthy breeders indicator for healthy small ruminants.
and suitable cages 1.3. Determine suitable site for small ruminants based on PNS
recommendations.
1.4. Prepare small ruminants cage design based on Good Animal
Husbandry Practices (GAHP), DENR and zoning ordinances PNS
recommendations.
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1.5. Prepare cage equipment installation design in line with PNS
recommendation and actual farm conditions.
1.6. Set-up cage equipment in line with housing equipment installation
design.
1.7. Place rice straws as bedding materials based on PNS procedures.
2.1. Select suitable feed materials based on availability in the locality,
nutrient requirements and PNS standards.
2.2. Prepare feed materials following PNS procedures.
2. Feed small ruminants 2.3. Administer maintenance of forage area in accordance with PNS
procedures.
2.4. Feed animals based on feeding management program of PNS.
2.5. Monitor feeding following PNS procedures.
3.1. Monitor signs of heat among sexually mature does and ewes
3.2. Identify breeding systems based on PNS guidelines.
3. Manage breeding of 3.3. Monitored and tend animal pregnancy based on enterprise
small ruminants procedures.
3.4. Cull unproductive buck/ram and doe/ewe based on enterprise
procedures.
4.1 Monitored signs of approaching kidding/lambing following
established farm procedures.
4.2 Dispose placenta and dead kids/lambs properly according to
DENR law.
4.3 Assist kids/lambs to suckle colostrum according to organic
practices.
4. Manage does/ewes and
their progenies 4.4 Wean lambs/kids properly at 3 months from birth based from
established farm procedures.
4.5 Keep lactating goats and sheep in clean and quiet environment,
and are separated from the breeder males based from established
farm procedures.
4.6 Provide forage grasses, supplements and adequate water supply
according to PNS recommendations.
5.1 Monitored growth rate based on enterprise procedures.
5.2 Implement health care program based on PNS and GAHP
5. Grow and harvest small requirements.
ruminants 5.3 Implement sanitation and cleanliness program based on GAHP
requirements and PNS.
5.4 Collect organic wastes for fertilizer production according to PNS.
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5.5 Select suitable small ruminants for harvest based on PNS
guidelines and market demand.
5.6 Accomplish production record according to enterprise procedure