Public-Private-Local Government Partnership in Enhancing Transfer of Corn-Based Technologies: A Case in the Philippines
The Philippine Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), in cooperation with the National Corn Research, Development and Extension Network and the National Corn Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA), implements the Seed Systems Support and Expanded Corn Technology Showcase (ECTS) Programs to help farmers adopt and utilize available technologies. The programs are implemented in partnership with State Colleges and Universities (SCUs), DA Regional Field Units (DA RFUs), Agricultural Training Institute, Provincial Research Offices, local government units (LGUs); and private seed and fertilizer companies. The Seed Systems Support ensure that good quality planting materials, particularly open pollinated varieties (OPVs), are available to corn farmers. The DA research stations produce OPV seeds (Registered or Certified), and trough this scheme, planting materials are made accessible and closer to the farmers. The ECTS program demonstrate the performance of corn varieties recently developed by the private and public sectors and the latest technologies on integrated crop management. Two strategies are being utilized in implementing this techno-showcase program: through the DA research stations (on- stations) and under actual farmers field conditions (on-farm). The ECTS provide a very good venue where national agencies, private companies, DA RFUs, LGUs, and farmer groups jointly undertake and share the costs of implementing the activities. As a result, the LGUs and the farmer groups become aggressive in the efforts to sustain the activities even with less outside support. In addition, it enhances the partnership among these groups in the DA system, the LGUs and private companies. The programs resulted to: a list of recommended yellow and white corn varieties for each regions/agro-environment; increased and sustained corn productivity and income of farmers; reduced corn production cost; participatory RDE undertaking among research centers/institutions, LGUs, farmer organizations, and private institutions; and generation of more jobs for the collaborating institutions and farmers in the community.
Public-private-local government partnership Technology transfer Corn On-farm On-station
Rolando V. Labios Romeo V. Labios Artemio M. Salazar
Research Coordination Division, Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, Diliman, Agricultural Systems Cluster, University of the Philippines Los Banos,College, Laguna, Philippines National Corn RDE Network, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College, Laguna, Philippines
国际会议
第九届亚洲玉米大会(the Ninth Asian Regional Maize Workshop)
北京
英文
371-374
2005-09-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）