A Sustainable Agriculture Production Model of Pampanga State Agricultural University in Central Luzon, Philippines
Author(s)
Norman De Jesus1, Honorio Soriano Jr1, Rafael Rafael2, Emmanuel Pangilinan3, Cesar Orpiada3, Estrella Zabala4, Regina Loria5, Ernesto Supan1, Filomena Reyes1, Celso Reyes1 and Angelina De Jesus1
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6256/2015.08.005
Affiliation(s)
1. College of Agriculture Systems and Technology (CAST), Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU), Magalang, Pampanga 2011, Philippines
2. College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Pampanga State Agricultural University, Magalang, Pampanga 2011, Philippines
3. Alternative Low-Input Agriculture Systems (ALIAS) Center, Pampanga State Agricultural University, Magalang, Pampanga 2011, Philippines
4. College of Home Economics and Food Sciences (CHEFS), Pampanga State Agricultural University, Magalang, Pampanga 2011, Philippines
5. College of Education (COEd), Pampanga State Agricultural University, Magalang, Pampanga 2011, Philippines
ABSTRACT
Alternative Low-Input Agriculture Systems (ALIAS) center advocates
organic and sustainable food production system through farm/field demonstration
and piloting. The center undertakes activities, including research and
development, extension and training, technology dissemination, linkaging and promotional activities. The study
established a campus-based demonstration
technology showcasing ALIAS to facilitate easy technology diffusion. The objectives of this
research were to promote: (1) bio-fertilizers
and plant-based pesticides in managing insect pests and diseases of organic
vegetables and fruit crops; (2) lotus-tilapia
integration as a new modality of farming system in frequently flooded areas;
(3) honeybee as pollinators to enhance productivity of organic vegetable and
fruit crops; (4) Adlai as intercrop to organic vegetable and fruit crops in
support to rice sufficiency; (5) native chicken-coffee integration. The results show that: (1) microbial inoculants and plant-based
pesticides are effective in controlling diseases and insect pest, respectively;
(2) lotus integration in tilapia production system have no negative effect on
the tilapia yield; (3) honeybees as pollinators enhances fruit setting by 42%-68% in different
crops; (4) Adlai is a viable intercrop for organic vegetable and fruit crops;
(5) native chicken integration was found to be beneficial in terms of soil fertility, insect pest
control, natural weeding practices and
cultivation in the coffee plantation.
KEYWORDS
Organic agriculture, bio-fertilizer, plant-based pesticides, honeybee
integration, techno-demonstration.
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