APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AT THE
OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL
AGRICULTURIST, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT OF SAN MIGUEL,
BULACAN, PHILIPPINES
Introduction
 The founders of the municipality of San Miguel de Mayumo
were Miguel Pineda, the town's first mayor, Carlos Agustin
Maniquiz, and his wife Maria Juana Puno in 1763.
 The Municipal Agriculture Office was founded to provide
resources, infrastructure development, and education to assist
nearby farmers. High-yield crop varieties, innovative methods
for farming, and sustainable agriculture practices were all
greatly supported by the office.
 The mission of Municipal agriculture office of San Miguel is
"We are committed to pursue the provision of sustainable and
effective programs for farmers' and fisherfolks' productivity
and profitability”
 The Vision is "A God-centered, community friendly and
responsive organization where its people are working as a team
in the spirit of commitment and innovation for agricultural
development"
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THE DIFFERENT
ACTIVITIES THAT
CARRIED OUT DURING
APPRENTICESHIP
FARMERS FIELD SCHOOL
• This is one of my favorite activities: Farmers
Field School, which is held every Thursday in
Sta. Lucia, San Miguel.
• Agro-ecosystem analysis collects data from
maize plant samples to measure plant height,
length, width, number of leaves, and damage.
Our technicians, Sir Nick and Ma'am Renalyn,
train the farmers who are present.
• Sir Nick tells the farmers over and over that
their goal is to increase knowledge so they can
plant Better, whatever crop they want like
maize.
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REPORTING OF AGRO-ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS AND
TEACHING OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEEDS
• Then after obtaining data at Farmers Field School, we
assist farmers in creating their agro-ecosystem reports.
The report includes field data that can be used to show
the increase in height and width of maize.
• We also had the opportunity to teach them about
different types of weeds, such as grasses, broad leaves,
and sedges. This was explained to help them
understand. I was glad to share my knowledge with
them.
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DEWORMING OF LIVESTOCK
• DEWORMING OF PREGNANT ANIMALS.
WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH THE TECHNICIANS IN
DEWORMING LIVESTOCK IN LAMBAKIN,
SAN MIGUEL BULACAN. WE'VE BEEN
DEWORMING THE GOATS AND CATTLE
• . I WAS WITH SIR JOEL AND OTHER
TECHNICIANS, AND MY TASK WAS TO
GATHER INFORMATION OR DATA ON THE
GENDER, AGE, AND BREED OF ANIMALS
THAT THEY COULD DEWORM.
• THE AMOUNT NEEDED IS FOR ADULT
CATTLE AND CARABAO IS 25-30 ML,
WHILE IN GOAT AGE 1-3 MONTHS IS
ONLY 1 ML, AND WHEN THEY ARE ADULT
THE AMOUNT IS 2-3 ML THEY STATED
THAT THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW THE
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ENCODING OF RICE CROP MANAGER
• This was the first activity we completed on the
first day of the apprenticeship. The technician
here, which are Ma’am Janna, Sir Gelo and
Ma’am Trisha taught us how to appropriately
encode this paper work by explaining the RCM, or
Rice Crop Manager to us.
• The farmers' information is highly detailed in this
Rice Crop Manager, including how many hectares
their area is, how many they harvest or should
harvest in one hectare of land, and what fertilizer
they use. This will help farmers to be informed of
how much fertilizer they need.
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SORTING AND PRINTING OF FERTILIZER VOUCHER
We sorted this voucher, and I discovered
that San Miguel was consist of 49
barangays. This voucher will help farmers
in receiving free fertilizer based on the
amount specified on their fertilizer
voucher. This is one of the benefits that
farmers obtain for their farms.
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INTERVIEWING THE FARMER FOR THE CROP
INSURA NCE
• We are trained to interview farmers to gather
information about their farms and enter it into our
database. This is done for their benefit, as we are
aware that various calamities may occur.
• You need to insure your crop once you plant it,
because it is no longer valid if your crops are
planting for more than 30 days. When the day of
planting, whether direct sowing or trans planting, as
well as the neighboring areas of their farm in the
north, south, east, and west.
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PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
•
The farmer who became angry during our conversation since
farmers are now receiving financial assistance. A farmer once
asked why he didn't get it and why the other farmers got it.
• The problems I encountered occurred throughout my time in the
Farmers Field Training. I meet farmers for the first time who
were unkind or unwilling to listen because they just knew what
they know and didn't follow guidelines. He followed their
instinct rather than the correct instruction
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RECOMMENDATIONS (ORGANIZATION/ENTERPRISE PLAN)
Best practices
Organizational
issues
Recommendat Time frame
ion
Good
Lack of Man power Add more man
communication and
power
cooperation with
co-employees
The Assessment
phase- (1-2 weeks)
Estimated
Budgetary
Requirement
15,000-20,000
pesos
The recruitment
planning-(2-4 weeks)
The recruitment
process- (4-6 weeks)
Support from the
Lack of Man power Give more
Supervisor, mayors,
compensation
LGU of San Miguel
and etc.
1-2 months
50,000-100,000
depends on the
number of
employees
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THANK YOU PO