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)
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The sustainability project
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
