Philippines

Country profile

Region: Asia

Area:300,000 km2 (72nd)

Population: 109,035,343(13th)

Major agricultural produces: Rice, coconut, corn, and sugar

Ethnic dances and songs in Nueva Vizcaya province (the project site)

Please click the picture below and enjoy beautiful dance and song videos.

Ethnic dances and songs in Nueva Vizcaya province Copyright Provincial Tourism and Culture Office of Nueva Vizcaya

The sustainability project
The vision picture of Nueva Vizcaya farm school

Project name: Nueva Vizcaya Farm School
By virtue of Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 2017-2645 dated 04 December 2017 the Provincial Government pursued the first-of-a-kind school in Region 02 – The Nueva Vizcaya Farm School (NVFS). The said school is being managed and operated by the Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya.

Project site: the province of Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya Farm School, Barangay Magsaysay, Bayombong,
Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines 3700

Project purpose:
The main purpose of the Nueva Vizcaya Farm School (NVFS) is
to promote sustainable agricultural productivity and rural development by empowering the human capital in the countryside through access to avenues of learning suited to the needs and realities of the rural communities.

The Nueva Vizcaya Farm School (NVFS) addresses the following challenges as mechanisms to promote sustainable agriculture in the province, to wit:
a. Climate Change – Promotion on the use and production of organic fertilizer
in farming (i.e., to reduce the release of nitrous oxide emissions that
contributes to climate change) and use of solar-powered water system.
b. Bio-Diversity – Promotion of organic farming (i.e., use of organic
pesticides/concoction and organic fertilizer).
c. Water – Use of Water Drip Irrigation System to conserve water.
d. Waste and Loss – Use of food and agricultural waste in producing organic
concoctions.
e. Partnership and resilience – The Nueva Vizcaya Farm School (NVFS)
collaborates with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Agriculture –
Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), various farmer groups, youth sector, senior citizens, organic practitioners, and students to promote sustainable agriculture in the province.
f. Soil – Use and/or promotion of organic fertilizers, concoctions and extracts to improve the condition of the soil.

Main activities: The Nueva Vizcaya Farm School (NVFS) conducts/offers the following program/courses:
a. Integrated Diversified Organic Farming System (i.e., Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institutes Accreditation No. 2018-03-03)
b. Training Programs leading to Organic Agriculture Production National
Competency (NC) II accredited by Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), to wit:

  • Organic Vegetable Production
  • Organic Concoctions and Extracts Production
  • Organic Chicken Raising
  • Organic Fertilizer Production
  • Organic Small Ruminants Raising

c. Business Plan for Sustainable Local Agriculture Development

  • Visioning and Goal Setting
  • Entrepreneurship Mindsetting and Management
  • Strategy Identification (e.g., SWOT/Value Chain Analysis)
  • Business Model Canvas
  • Business Plan Integration

d. Organic Trading Center

N.B. Operation Management Team, 2022
· EnP Maria Jonem P. Gacad
 Administrator
· Dr. Patricio Moreno
  Assistant Administrator
· Dr. Lyzelle R. Elegino
 Supervisor, Poultry and Livestock
· Engr. Noralyn Busa
 Supervisor, Organic Fertilizer and Concoctions
· Ms. Marie C. Limmid
 Supervisor, Organic Vegetable Crops
· Niño U. Eñeja
  Administrative Support Staff, Registrar
· OAP Trainers accredited by TESDA 

Advisers:
· Dr. Christopher G. Seraspi, Provincial Veterinary Services Officer
· Mr. Absalom Rizal D. Baysa, Acting Provincial Agriculturist
· Mrs. Juditte L. Asuncion, Provincial Cooperative Affairs Officer
· Mr. Amos Dayag, Manager of Vizcaya Fresh

Photos
A. Highlights of Activities 2022

Name of Training: Organic Vegetable Production
Date: September 7, 2022
Beneficiaries: Youth/Students, Farmers

Raising Organic Small Ruminants
August 18, 2022 Beneficiaries: Youth/Students

Hands-on Activities on Vermicomposting and Soil Medium for Organic Vegetable Seedling Production
August 8, 2022
Beneficiaries: Youth, Farmers, PWDs

Institutional Assessment
August 1, 2022
Beneficiaries: Youth/Students

Organic Concoctions and Extracts Production
July 7, 2022
Beneficiaries: Youth/Students

2022 Provincial Skills Competition
TESDA Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Office, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
June 28-29, 2022
NV Farm School garnered 1st Place & 2nd Place

Organic Concoctions and Extracts Production
June 22, 2022
Beneficiaries: Youth/Students

Lecture on Business Plan for Sustainable Local Agriculture Development
June 22, 2022
Beneficiaries: Youth/Students

B. Highlights of Activities 2021
Raising Organic Chicken
November 12, 2021
Beneficiaries: Youth/Students

Raising Small Ruminants – Producing Silage for Ruminants
November 11, 2021
Beneficiaries: Youth/Students

Organic Concoctions and Extracts Production
October 13, 2021
Beneficiaries: Youth/Students

C. Highlights of Activities 2020
Nueva Vizcaya Farm School on Wheels
Conduct of Community Based Trainings

Coaching and Mentoring on Business Planning
December 22-23,2020
Beneficiaries: Farmer Groups

Organic Concoctions, Extracts and Fertilizer Production
October 28-29, 2020
Beneficiaries: Farmer Groups

Assessment of Learning on Concoctions, Extracts and Fertilizer Production including Awarding of Seeds from DA-NVES
October 24, 2020
Beneficiaries: Farmer Groups

Organic Concoctions, Extracts and Fertilizer Production
October 3,2020
Beneficiaries: Farmer Groups

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