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INTRODUCTION
Vision 2020
Mission
The Western Philippines University commits to develop quality
human resource and green technologies for a dynamic economy and
sustainable development through relevant instruction, research and
extension services.
Strategic Goals
Objectives
The BSA students should be able to: Articulate and apply the concept of
agricultural productivity and sustainability to the context of
national, regional and global development;
2. Apply scientific method in the conduct of research activities in
agriculture;
3. Engage in agricultural production, post-production activities;
4. Promote sound agricultural technologies to various clients and in
the manpower development for agriculture: and
5. Use relevant tools in information technology in solving agricultural-
related problems.
Aborlan was known as Banana Capital of Palawan, the main tribe in this
municipality are “Tagbanuas”. It is 69 kilometres south of Puerto Princesa
City, the capital of the province of Palawan. It is the only town in the province
with an agricultural college, the Western Philippines University (WPU). The
school where the students/ trainees conducted their field practice. (Figure 1)
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B. Description of the Farm
The farm where the trainees conducted their field practice is at the Rice
Production Project, Western Philippines University, San Juan, Aborlan,
Palawan. An area where we can find a lot of rice plantings and many
equipment/instruments used in farming. It was manage by the Project-In-
Charge Mr. Isaias Gadiano and along with some of the university JO’s. (Figure
2.)
Road
Bank House
RIVER
Dikes
Storage House
Sunday were rest days (Table 1). The work starts at 8:00 am and ends at
Breakfast
Monday to Friday
8:00am - 12:00nn Actual fieldwork
Sunday
Technical Aspect
Bagging of Rice Hull/Husk. The university JO’s fetch the rice hull
from the rice mill outside of the campus and loaded it in the old stock house
beside the new CAFES building. The trainee and her co-trainees put the rice
hull in the sack prior to rice hull carbonization.
Carbonizing of Rice Hull. The trainees poured and spread the rice
hull around the carbonizer until it covers the whole body. If the rice hull on
the surface starts to turn black, they mix it using the shovel. Then continue
mixing until all of it turns black. After that, they remove the carbonizer, then
sprinkle the burnt rice hull with water to put out the fire.
Sieving of Soil Media. With the use of the old screening materials in
the rice field the trainee and her co-trainees use it to screen the top soil and
the vermicompost.
Figure 8. Sieving of Soil Media
Mixing of Soil Media. The three different soil media were mixed in a
ratio of 1:1 (the top soil, vermicompost and carbonize rice hull). They also
mixed it with three to four buckets of water depending on the moisture
content of the soil media.
Figure 21. Cutting and Cleaning of Grass & weeds in the Canal.
Weeding. With the use of the hand weeder the trainee and her co-
trainee removed the different volunteer weeds that started to germinate inside
the field.
The following were the problems encountered and the solutions made by
the trainee during the field practice:
1. The irrigation system is very far from the rice field. Canals are needed
to be fixed so that the water can flow easily to the paddy.
4. The farm is not enclosed with fence that stray animals can freely enter
and devour the rice. The trainees fixed the perimeter fence in the paddy to
protect it from stray animals freely grazing in the area.
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
LESSONS LEARNED
The following were the lessons learned by the trainee during field practice;
CHAPTER VI
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. The student should take field practice seriously and exert their best
effort to maximize learning in preparation for future work as an
agriculturist;
2. Must adopt the following attitudes for a successful field practice: as
having patience and respect for fellow student trainees; having an open
communication in dealing with other people
3. The student must learn to adapt to new environment and be able to
adjust to situations, as the need arise; ands
4. Seek assistance from the Lord for proper guidance.
F5. Putting soil media in the seedling tray. F6. Sowing of seeds.
F7. Field Leveling.