Research and Extension

In Agriculture
Dr. WILLIAM D. DAR

President, InangLupa Movement

Philippine R&D investments

GERD (Gross Expenditure for R&D) as a percentage of

GDP among Southeast Asian countries

(at the same level as Vietnam and Myanmar)

2002, GERD was 0.15% of GDP

2003, GERD was 0.14% of GDP
2005, GERD was 0.12% of GDP

UNESCOs recommended GERD

In subsequent years, Philippine GDP has grown significantly and GERD has
been estimated also to increase, but GERD as a percentage of GDP has
remained below 0.5%
UNESCO Science Report 2010

1986-2014 was not impressive.

2.4%.

Performance of Agriculture for the period

The agriculture sector grew by an average of

(Philippine Statistics Authority

and Business World)

Reasons why research dont reaches the field:

1. Public sector R&D was
disconnected from broader
market developments and
demands.
2. The research,
technology development,
technology transfer, and
technology use sectors had
failed to build lasting
relationships with each
other.

Areas showcasing upscaling of

Research and Extension

Technology Business Incubation (TBI)
Bhoochetana &
Yamang Lupa Program (YLP)
Corn Hybridization
Information & Communications
Technology (ICT)

What is Technology Business Incubation?

Technology Business Incubation (TBI) is one of the strategies
identified to promote innovation and technopreneurship for
the countrys socio-economic development in a knowledgebased world economy.

TBIs distinguishing features are:

It is embedded in an
international agricultural
research center.

It focuses on
technology.

It serves a broad spectrum of

clients (small farmers, MSMEs,
& advanced biotech firms).

Technology Business Incubation

Clientele

Products

Rural youth, women,

innovators, students

Technologies, Innovations from

different sectors of agriculture

Benefits
Entrepreneurship development
among start-ups
Facilitate technology transfer for
entrepreneurship
Identify and nurture innovations
from the grass-root level
Provide scope for development of
idea to prototype test-market and
finally product development

Access to market for innovators

and start-ups
Funding support along with
technical, scientific backstopping
and mentoring
Infrastructure like office space,
lab space can be availed at lower
costs

Criteria for TBI to support

a company include:

1. It is a technologybased, agricultural startup.

2. It can work with an enterprise, industry association,
R&D company approach.
3. It offers innovative concepts and proprietary proposals
in agricultural technology.

4. Its owner has financing and the necessary technical

education.
5. It submits a detailed business plan.

Bhoochetana &

Yamang Lupa
Program (YLP)

Bhoochetana (soil rejuvenation) is

YLP is the Philippine adaptation of

a mission mode project from ICRISAT

that harness science for sustainable
use of natural resources among
farmers and increase rainfed crop
yields by 20%.

the Bhoochetana concept. It has 3

pilot regions Quezon (Luzon),
Samar (Visayas) and Zamboanga
Sibugay (Mindanao).

Entry Point
Assessing the soil health status using the
stratified soil sampling and prepare a GIS
based soil fertility status maps and develop
the Soil Health Cards with specific nutrient
management recommendations.

Bhoochetana: A novel initiative

2066% yield increase
5% rise in agriculture growth annually
$ 230 million in four years
$ 1 invested = $ 314 return
4.4 million farmer beneficiaries

Mean yields of ragi, maize and soybean from farmers fields

in different districts of Karnataka during kharif season 2009

10 YLP Key Messages

1
Pro-active consortium partners

2
Stratified soil
sampling technique
Strategic capacity development

Comprehensive soil
analysis

Building awareness
on soil health

Demand-driven and farmer

participatory research

Best-bet crop management options

Economic gains

Effective extension delivery system

10
Initiatives on soil health mapping

Corn Hybridization
Biotechnology

Expansion of GM traits for

common pest and disease
problems of corn

Bio-N expansion with other

probiotics for soil

Research & Development

Germplasm Bank

Geographic Information System

(GIS) baseline

How did the Philippines achieved

100% corn self-sufficiency?

Using of hybrid corn
varieties.
Farmers

Use of multistakeholdership
approach
Empowerment of
corn farmers

The Good Growth Plan of Syngenta

More biodiversity
Less degradation

Make crops
more efficient

Rescue
more
farmland

Help
biodiversity
flourish

Increase average productivity of

the worlds major crops by 20%
without using more land, water
or inputs

Improve the
fertility of 10
million hectares
of farmland on
the brink of
degradation

Enhance
biodiversity on
5 million
hectares of
farmland

More health
Less poverty

Empower
smallholders

Help people
stay safe

Look after
every worker

Reach 20 million
Train 20 million
smallholders
farm workers on
and enable them to
labor safety,
increase
especially in
productivity
developing
by 50%
countries

Strive for fair

labor conditions
throughout our
entire supply
chain network

Information & Communications

Technology
Enhancing agricultural production
Relevant information at the right
time ; Early warning systems

Building capacity and empowerment

Strengthening own capacities;
Improving interaction and widening
perspectives
Improving market access
Up to date market information i.e. inputs and
consumer trends for negotiating position
Decisions on crops and best place to sell and
buy goods

Information & Communications Technology

(cont)
Creating multi-stakeholder mechanisms for
learning
Linking rural communities with
universities, research institutions, etc
Sharing of knowledge and lessons learned
and support to policy processes

Providing access and exchange

mechanisms in rural areas:
connectivity and telecenters
Broadband internet access is
central for societal innovation
(storing large datasets and live
communication;
Telecenters in remote areas for
global connection

Engaging and developing

interactive course curriculum

ICT-mediation as an emerging pedagogy

Dramatic change in technology landscape for the last 15 years

Informative tool
Provides vast amount of data
in various formats such as
audio, video, and documents

Innovative use of ICT can potentially solve

gaps in higher education.

Situating tool
Creates situations, which the
student experiences in real
life. Thus, simulation and
virtual reality is possible

Constructive tool
Constructs data and generates
analysis

ICT-mediation as an emerging pedagogy (cont)

Communicative tool

Voice

It can be used to remove

communication barriers such
as that of space and time

Video

Print

Instructional audio tools

that include interactive
technologies

Instructional video tools

that include still images,
prerecorded moving
images, and real-time
moving images combined
with audio conferencing.

Instructional print formats

that include textbooks,
study guides, workbooks
and case studies.

The Green Phablet powered by the Green Sim

Links research-extension-farmersmarkets through innovative ICT
mediated extension systems and public
private partnerships for improving
productivity and profitability

Green SIM enables mobile information

system for disseminating right information
at the right time through public-private
partnerships.
35 free voice messages per week
per farmer
Voice messages in 16 categories in
multiple languages
Pilot project started in June 2013
and covers 15000 farmers

With farm to fork approach addressing info needs

of entire value chain

Modules in both tablet/mobile app as well as

web app

Each experimental hub is unique and

experiments are carried out with different set of
partners to test the hypothesis.

The 4x4x4 framework for a

New Philippine Agriculture

Vision
A Modern and Industrialized

Philippine Agriculture

4 Pillars

4 Development
Goals*

4 Objectives

- Inclusive

- Food Sufficiency

- Productivity

- Science-based

- Economic Security

- Profitability

- Resilient

- Nutritional
Sufficiency

- Competitiveness

- Market-oriented

- Environmental
Security

- Sustainability

Enabling Strategies
*Plans and Programs
Legislative Agenda

Towards an inclusive, science-based, resilient and

market-oriented Philippine agriculture

Thank you!
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