1 Agricultural Extension

PROFESSIONAL BOARD EXAM
FOR
AGRICULTURISTS
Review Materials
(AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION)
Prepared by:
Dr. BLANDA R. SUMAYAO
Professor
University of the Philippines Los Baños
College, Laguna 1
(AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION)
IN A NUTSHELL
 has its own HISTORY
 is oriented towards on OBJECTIVE
 works according to PRINCIPLES
 is based on THEORIES
 performs FUNCTIONS
 takes on VARIOUS FORMS
 Chooses METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES
 uses suitable TOOLS
 is practiced within EXTENSION APPROACHES
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EARLY BEGINNINGS
(Europe and the USA)
 started from DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
 originated from UNIVERSITIES
 thus derived from EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS in these universities
 hence, is an EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
aimed at changing BEHAVIOR OF PEOPLE
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EARLY BEGINNINGS . . .
A. Stirrings in the 19th century England
• In 1840’s…
The term UNIVERSITY EXTENSION was first
commonly used in BRITAIN
• In 1850’s…
Discussions began in two ancient
universities
 OXFORD
CAMBRIDGE
about how they could serve the needs of the
rapidly growing population in the industrial,
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• In 1867…
First practical attempt was made in
what was designated “UNIVERSITY
EXTENSION”
 not for students enrolled in the
universities
 bringing the university outside of its
campus to people who could not
qualify for entry into university
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• In 1871…
JAMES STUART
 Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
 Appealed to authorities of University
of Cambridge to organize CENTERS FOR
EXTENSION LECTURES under
university’s supervision
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• Stuart gave lectures to

- women’s associations
- working men’s clubs
• Lectures mostly on
- Literacy
- social topics
• STUART often considered as ‘FATHER OF
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION’
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• In 1873…
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE adopted
the system
• In 1876…
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON followed
• In 1878…
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD followed
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• In 1880’s…
- system became well-established and developed into
what was to be called EXTENSION MOVEMENT
- thus, extension became a more
INSTITUTIONALIZED FUNCTION of the universities
- tri-functions therefore of universities
 INSTRUCTION
 RESEARCH
 EXTENSION
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B. Birth of Modern Agricultural Extension Service

• In Europe
 1841 – Founding of the ROYAL
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY
(RAIS) in Britain
 1845 – outbreak of potato blight in Europe
- effect was most severe in Ireland where
the predominantly peasant community
relied on potatoes as staple food
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 1847 – the newly appointed British viceroy

to Ireland, the Earl of Clarendon, urged the
RAIS to appoint ITENERANT LECTURERS to
travel around the distressed districts to
INFORM and SHOW small farmers how to
IMPROVE CULTIVATION and GROW
NUTRITIOUS CROPS
 1890’s – the universities began to cover
AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS in lectures
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• In the USA
 1850’s – TWO DEVELOPMENTS significant to
the evolution of agricultural extension in the
USA
1. Signing of the MORILL ACT of 1862 by Pres.
Lincoln during the Civil War providing for
the creation of LAND GRANT COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES
 Funds were made available from the Federal
Government to establish demonstration
centers/experimental stations
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2. The beginning of FARMERS’ INSTITUTE

MOVEMENTS
 organized one-to-two-day meetings for farmers
 invited professors from state colleges and
universities as speakers
• In 1890…
– SECOND MORILL ACT was passed
 extended Land-Grant concept in other areas of the
USA
 Farmers’ Institute Movements now
INSTITUTIONALIZED with FEDERAL SUPPORT and
SUPERVISION
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 By the end of the century, a system

of agricultural extension work
became well established in the USA
with STATE COLLEGES and
UNIVERSITIES TAKING OVER THE
INITIATION AND ORGANIZATION OF
SAID ACTIVITY.
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• 1914 – Passage of the SMITH-LEVER ACT

 Established the COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
SERVICE - a tripartite cooperation
between the
 federal government
 state government
 local country government with the
 SCUs
as extension agency
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OBJECTIVE of the Cooperative Extension Service
“… to aid in DIFFUSING among people in the

USA USEFUL and PRACTICAL INFORMATION in
subjects related to AGRICULTURE and HOME
ECONOMICS.”
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EXTENSION IN THE PHILIPPINE SETTING:
The Significant Milestones
• 1565
 The beginnings of “extension work”
through the setting up of GRANJAS
MODELOS or MODEL FARMS
 initiated by the first Spanish
missionaries
 to educate farmers who grew rice,
corn, tobacco in large
encomiendos.
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Philippine Setting . . .
• Towards the end of the 18th century

 REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
- Supervision of tobacco fields
- Grading of tobacco leaves for export
were provided by the extension service
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• October 18, 1901

 Start of more serious attempt at
extension work under the AMERICAN
REGIME
• April 30, 1902
 Establishment of the BUREAU OF
AGRICULTURE under the Department
of Interior
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• July 1910
 Creation of the DEMONSTRATION AND EXTENSION
DIVISION under the Bureau of Agriculture making
it the
- FIRST FORMALLY ORGANIZED
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
PROGRAMS
 Setting up of several experiment stations and
demonstration farms in strategic places in the
country.
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• 1910…
 Agricultural schools were also
established to educate and train
government agricultural workers
and others engaged in agricultural
services.
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• July 10, 1919

 The extension and Demonstration Division
expanded its work to include
- ORGANIZATION OF FARMERS’
COOPERATIVE
- RURAL CREDIT
- ANIMAL INSURANCE
 Person engaged in extension work were
called FARM ADVISERS
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• 1923 …
 The name Demonstration and Extension
Division was changed to AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION SERVICE
 Related events
 HOME EXTENSION WORK was started in
the Division of Organic Chemistry of the
Bureau of Soils mainly on FOOD
PRESERVATION
 MARIA Y. OROSA founded the home
extension service.
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• 1929 …
 The Bureau of Agriculture was
reorganized with the creation of the
 Bureau of Animal Industry
 Bureau of Plant Industry
with both bureaus continuing to do

and expand their extension activities.
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• 1936 …
 COMMONWEALTH ACT 85 was passed
establishing PROVINCIAL EXTENSION
SERVICES financed by the provincial and
municipal governments
 Some significant result
 emergence of BROADER AND MORE
COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION SYSTEM
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Extension service in the

Philippines became a serious
organized business
Position of PROVINCIAL
AGRICULTURIST was created
Farm Advisers now called
EXTENSION AGENTS
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 Some CONSTRAINTS
 The home economics group was under
the Plant Utilization Division of BPI
 Insufficiency of funds
 Unsystematic, scattered, and
decentralized agricultural extension
service work done by the different
branches of government made it difficult
for extension agents to render fully
satisfactory service to the people.
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• Undated
 COMMONWEALTH ACT 649 was
passed INCREASING the AMOUNT
APPROPRIATED FOR EXTENSION
WORK
 Set-up of agricultural extension
service CONTINUED UNTIL THE
OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II
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• 1942-1945 (Japanese Occupation)

 Home economics and agricultural
extension work
- SUFFERED DRAWBACKS
 EXTENSION WORK WAS PARALYZED
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• After Japanese Occupation

 1947
 The Home Extension Unit under
BPI was FUSED with the
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION UNIT
of the Bureau of Agriculture.
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• 1950
 The Philippine Government REQUESTED the
USA to SEND AN ECONOMIC SURVEY
MISSION to the Philippines to:
“CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS OF

THE COUNTRY AND TO RECOMMEND
MEASURES THAT WILL ENABLE THE
PHILIPPINES TO BECOME AND TO REMAIN
SELF-SUPPORTING”
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The Bell Survey Mission Recommendation

 The CONSOLIDATION of the SCATTERED
EXTENSION SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
in the different bureaus (BPI, BAI, BS,
BFor, BFis) into ONE BUREAU that
would ADEQUATELY EXTEND
INFORMATION TO FARM FAMILIES for
improved FARMING, HOMEMAKING,
and RURAL ORGANIZATION.
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• In July 1952
 Congress enacted REPUBLIC ACT No. 680
CREATING THE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION (BAEx).
 This was in RESPONSE TO the
recommendation of the BELL SURVEY
MISSION that all the extension activities of
the DA become the responsibility of one
bureau.
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• August 8, 1963
 The BAEx was RENAMED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
COMMISSION (APC) and placed
UNDER the OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT.
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 Function of APC was BROADENED to accelerate

 progressive improvement in the productivity
of farms
 advancement of farmers
 strengthening of the existing agricultural
services
through the CONSOLIDATION OF ALL
 promotional
 educational and
 informational activities pertaining to
agriculture.
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Positive Consequence of Broadened Function of

APC
Implementation of the NATIONAL
INTEGRATED LAND REFORM PROGRAM due
to team up of
 agriculture
 home demonstrations
 4-H Club officers
in carrying out extension activities which
allowed CONCENTRATED TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE to people in the countryside.
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• Undated
Executive Order No. 62 creating the
RICE AND CORN AUTHORITY (RCA)
 extended CREDIT for seeds,
pesticides, and harvesting
 had FERTILIZER SUBSIDY
PROGRAM for participating
farmers
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• In 1969
Executive Order No. 183 creating the
NATIONAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
COUNCIL (NFAC)
 was given FULL CONTROL OF FOOD
PRODUCTION PROGRAM
 CONTROLLED a large portion of
FUNDS for agriculture and funding
from The USAID
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• In 1972
Declaration of MARTIAL LAW
Several ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
AFFECTED AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION.
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• November 1, 1972
Presidential Decree No. 1 and
Presidential Letter of
Implementation REVERTED THE APC
TO ITS ORIGINAL NAME, THE BAEx
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• Other CHANGES
 Functions and personnel of COOPERATIVES were
TRANSFERRED to the DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(DILG)
 Presidential Decree 970
 ABOLISHED the Bureau of Farm Management
of the DAR
 DAR’s extension function was TRANSFERRED to
BAEx
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• July 1, 1973
The BAEx was TRANSFERRED back
to DA
The ABACA and OTHER FIBERS
BOARD was FUSED with BAEx
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• In 1977
A WORLD BANK MISSION APPRAISED the
Philippines’ agricultural extension service UPON
REQUEST of the Philippine government
RESULTS
 The Philippines ADOPTED the TRAINING AND
VISIT SYSTEM (T & V)) which evolved into a
development strategy designed to improve the
quality of life of farm families through a pool of
resources.
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• March 27, 1979

The NATIONAL EXTENSION PROJECT
became OPERATIONAL
With WORLD BANK LOAN of US$ 35M
To STRENGTHEN Philippine agricultural
system with FACILITIES and RESOURCES
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• The EXTENSION DELIVERY SYSTEM

Responsible for the SYSTEMATIC TRANSFER OF
TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES from research
institutions to the small rural entrepreneurs and of
IMPROVED HOMEMAKING PRACTICES to their
homes.
All these were aimed at INCREASING AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION AND FARMERS’ INCOME and
IMPROVING THEIR NUTRITIONAL STATUS
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• In 1978
PD No. 1579 and LOI No. 595 CREATED MINISTRY-
WIDE REGIONAL OFFICES in the Ministry of
Agriculture
APPOINTMENT of 75 PAOs in 1980
EO No. 967- RENAMED the Ministry of Agriculture
into the MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
(MAF); transferred the BFAR from the Ministry of
Natural Resources to the MAF
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• In 1982…
EO No. 803 designating the PROVINCE
as the POLITICAL UNIT OF
MANAGEMENT for INDUCING
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
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 Organizational Set-up
Minister of Agriculture
Regional Director
Provincial Agricultural Officer
Municipal Agricultural officer
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• Organizational Set-up at Provincial Level
Provincial Agricultural Officer
MAO Provincial Senior Rural Youth

SMS HMT Development
Officer
Agricultural
Food
Technicians
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• In 1987…
EO No. 116 – MERGED the
 BAEx
Agricultural Training Council
Philippine Training Center for Rural
Development
into the
 AGRICULTURAL TRAINING INSTITUTE (ATI)
The “BIRTH” of the ATI meant the “DEATH” of
the BAEx
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ATI’s Mandate…
TRAINING OF ALL AGRICULTURAL

EXTENSION WORKERS AND THEIR
CLIENTELE (WHO ARE MOSTLY
FARMERS) AND OTHER
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
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• In 1991…
 RA No. 7160 – LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
 DEVOLVED AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
AND TRAINING ACTIVITES to the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
NOTE: will be discussed more lengthily in later

session.
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• In 1997…
 A legal instrument
RA 8435 known as the AGRICULTURE
AND FISHERIES MODERNIZATION ACT
or AFMA
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• Major Concerns of AFMA…

1. Food security
2. Poverty alleviation and social equity
3. Income enhancement and profitability
especially for farmers and fisherfolks
4. Global Competitiveness
5. Sustainability
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Philippine Setting… AFMA
• Definition of Terms
 MODERNIZATION
 The PROCESS of
 TRANSFORMING the
 AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES sectors
into one that is
 DYNAMIC
 TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED
 COMPETITIVE
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 Yet CENTERED on
 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
 and GUIDED by sound practices of
 SUSTAINABILITY
 and the PRINCIPLES of SOCIAL
JUSTICE
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• Food Security…
 The POLICY OBJECTIVE, PLAN, and STRATEGY of
1. MEETING FOOD REQUIREMENTS of PRESENT
and FUTURE GENERATIONS of Filipinos in
SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITY
2. ensuring the AVAILABILITY and
AFFORDABILITY of food TO ALL
3. either through LOCAL PRODUCTION or
IMPORTATION, or both
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4. Based on the country’s EXISTING and

POTENTIAL RESOURCE ENDOWNMENT
and related production advantages, and
5. CONSISTENT with the OVERALL national
development objectives and policies
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• Poverty Alleviation and Social Equity…

 Providing the POOR with
 equitable access to resources
 income opportunities
 basic and support services
 infrastructure
especially in areas where productivity is low as a
means of improving their quality of life.
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• Global competitiveness…
 The ABILITY to COMPETE in terms of
 PRICE
 QUALITY
 VOLUME
OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERY PRODUCTS relative to those of
OTHER COUNTRIES
 Would require the ability to PRODUCE A PRODUCT

WITH THE GREATEST RELATIVE EFFICIENCY IN THE
USE OF RESOURCES
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• Framework of Sustainable Agriculture

 Economically viable
 Ecologically sound
 Socially just and humane (respects human
dignity, participating, and equitable)
 Culturally appropriate (respects traditions,
values, beliefs, and culture of people)
 Grounded on holistic science
(integrative, non-reductionist)
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• Medium and Long-Terms Goals to address

Food Security, Poverty Alleviation, Social
Equity, and Income Enhancement
1. INCREASED INCOME and PROFIT of small
farmers and fisherfolks
2. AVAILABILITY of rice and other staple foods at
AFFORDABLE PRICES
3. REDUCTION of rural poverty and income
inequality
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4. REDUCTION of rural
UNEMPLOYMENT
5. Reduction of incidence of
MALNUTRITION, and
6. IMPROVEMENT in LAND TENURE of
small farmers.
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• Medium and Long-Terms Goals to address

Global Competitiveness and Sustainability
1. INCREASE in VOLUME, QUALITY, and VALUE of

agriculture and fisheries production for
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION and EXPORTS
2. REDUCTION in post-harvest LOSSES
3. INCREASE in the number/types and quality of
PROCESSED agricultural and fishery PRODUCTS
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4. INCREASE in number of INTERNATIONAL

TRADING PARTNERS in agriculture and fishery
products
5. INCREASE in number of SUSTAINABLE
agriculture and fishery FIRMS engaged in
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, PROCESSING,
MARKETING, and EXPORT activities.
6. INCREASE in and wider level of
ENTREPRENEURSHIP among farmers and
fisherfolks
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7. INCREASE in number of farms

engaged in DIVERSIFIED FARMING,
and
8. REDUCTION in USE of AGRO-
CHEMICALS that are harmful to
health and the environment
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Structure of the Agricultural Extension Service in

the AFMA
• Mandate
 Provision of TRAINING, INFORMATION, and
SUPPORT SERVICES
 by Gos and NGOs
 to improve TECHNICAL, BUSINESS, and
SOCIAL CAPABILITIES of farmers and
fisherfolks
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• Strategy
 utilization of RESEARCH RESULTS through
 FE
 NFE
 extension and training services
 development of a NATIONAL EXTENSION
SYSTEM that will help accelerate the
transformation of Philippine agriculture and
fisheries from a resource-based to a
technology-based industry
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• Nature of Delivery of Extension Services

 multi-disciplinary
 involves farmers and fisherfolks and
their organizations, and those engaged
in food and non-food production
processing, including the private and
public sectors.
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• Role of LGUs
 Responsible for delivering direct agriculture
and fisheries extension services
 The province is mandated to “integrate the
operations of the agriculture extension services
and undertake an annual evaluation of all
municipal extension program.”
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• Role of Private Sector
 Encourage PARTICIPATION of farmers and
fisherfolks cooperatives and associations and
others in the private sector in the TRAINING
and other COMPLEMENTARY EXTENSION
ACTIVITIES especially in
 community organizing
 use of participatory approaches
 popularization of training materials
 regenerative agricultural technologies
 agribusiness and management skills
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• Role of SUCs
 ASSIST in the LGUs’ extension system by
IMPROVING their effectiveness and efficiency
through
 capability building
 complementary extension activities such as
 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
 TRAINING OF LGU PERSONNEL
 IMPROVEMENT OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES
 EXTENSION CUM RESEARCH AND
INFORMATION SUPPORT SERVICES.
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• Financing Scheme
 Allocation of multi-year budgets that shall
be treated as grants
 Transfer of funds from DA to the LGUs as
extension grants
 Placing the budget for agriculture and
fishery at a minimum of 1 % of the Gross
Value Added
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• Strategic Shift
 From food security as the SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY of the DA TOWARDS
SHARING that responsibility with the LGUs
and OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
 From PURE COMMODITY, PRODUCTION
VOLUME orientation towards RESULTS,
GREATER VALUE-ADDED, PROFITABILITY, and
PEOPLE’S WELFARE
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PROFESSIONAL BOARD EXAM

• Stuart gave lectures to

B. Birth of Modern Agricultural Extension Service

 1847 – the newly appointed British viceroy

2. The beginning of FARMERS’ INSTITUTE

 By the end of the century, a system

• 1914 – Passage of the SMITH-LEVER ACT

OBJECTIVE of the Cooperative Extension Service

“… to aid in DIFFUSING among people in the

• Towards the end of the 18th century

• October 18, 1901

• July 10, 1919

with both bureaus continuing to do

Extension service in the

• 1942-1945 (Japanese Occupation)

 EXTENSION WORK WAS PARALYZED

• After Japanese Occupation

“CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS OF

The Bell Survey Mission Recommendation

 Function of APC was BROADENED to accelerate

Positive Consequence of Broadened Function of

• March 27, 1979

• The EXTENSION DELIVERY SYSTEM

Provincial Agricultural Officer

Municipal Agricultural officer

• Organizational Set-up at Provincial Level

Provincial Agricultural Officer

MAO Provincial Senior Rural Youth

TRAINING OF ALL AGRICULTURAL

NOTE: will be discussed more lengthily in later

• Major Concerns of AFMA…

4. Based on the country’s EXISTING and

• Poverty Alleviation and Social Equity…

 Would require the ability to PRODUCE A PRODUCT

• Framework of Sustainable Agriculture

• Medium and Long-Terms Goals to address

• Medium and Long-Terms Goals to address

1. INCREASE in VOLUME, QUALITY, and VALUE of

4. INCREASE in number of INTERNATIONAL

7. INCREASE in number of farms

Structure of the Agricultural Extension Service in

• Nature of Delivery of Extension Services

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