24 September 2010, Bagong Sikat, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija. The first PalayCheck Field School’s (PFS) Farmers’ Field Day and Forum (or simply Field Day) for this cropping season was conducted in this barangay today. It was participated by over 250 farmers from eight PhilRice-assisted neighboring barangays of this city, and jeep-loads of PhilRice employees, officers and guests.
PhilRice chief Atty. Ronilo A. Beronio, Congressman Joseph Gilbert F. Violago, City Mayor Marivic V. Belena and other city and provincial government officers graced the occasion with their presence and active participation.
This Field Day program is composed of invocation, singing of national anthem, messages and remarks from various local personalities, farmer-leaders, as well as from concerned PhilRice staff.
As one of the main speakers, PhilRice chief Atty. Beronio updated the crowd of the latest technologies, extension and management strategies that the Institute is adopting. He differentiated the current technology transfer used by PhilRice from the traditional or conventional way of equipping rice farmers with rice technology. For instance, PhilRice today focuses its communication campaign on the “whys” of the farm practices rather than on the “how-tos”. As a lawyer, the PhilRice chief wishes to develop our farmers, not just as technologist but also as rationale being, doing everything for a reason. To exemplify, he asked, “why should we level the field?” There must be reason/s for doing so.
The Field Day ended with free-lunch for everybody courtesy of PhilRice.
This cropping season’s Field Day series is a part of the Rice Specialists’ Training Course (RSTC) where PalayCheck Field School (PFS) is conducted in eight barangays. Each barangay has at least 25 farmers, who are provided with the latest rice production technologies. The Field Day showcases the PalayCheck system of rice production. (JSF)
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