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1. INCEPTION AND PROJECT UPDATES MEETING
AUG. 18, 2020

2. AGENCY: Department of Agriculture RFO 7
PROPONENT:
Fabio G. Enriquez, Ph.D., Nimfa P. Davis, Rosarita D. Crencia
and Marieta D. Montañez
BENEFICIARIES: LGUs/Active Farmer Associations
PROJECT
SITE(S):
Province of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor
PROPOSED
DURATION:
July 2020-June 2022
BUDGET
REQUESTED:
PhP 2,822,893.30
BASIC INFORMATION

3. RATIONALE / SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT INFORMATION
 The outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID 2019) has created a global health crisis which causes a deep
impact on economy and livelihood of every Filipino people
 The DA Secretary, Sec. William Dar has implemented nationwide the “Ahon Lahat, Pagkain Sapat (ALPAS) Laban
sa COVID 19” otherwise called the Plant, Plant, Plant Program
 In response to ALPAS, the Department of Agriculture RFO 7 has prepared its various research stations including
the Cebu Experiment Station (CES), Southern Cebu Farming System R & D Satellite Station (SCFSRDSS) and Bohol
Experiment Station (BES). These stations have an existing tissue culture laboratory.
 Mass production of quality banana could be achieve through micropropagation technique. This technology are
more likely free of viruses and diseases. It also rejuvenates the plants, more uniform growth and early fruiting
than those produced by conventional means.
 Limitations of the technology: high cost of chemical reagents, laborious and highly technical. Therefore, we need
funding support to be able to mass produce and showcase the technology of using tissue-cultured banana in the
farmers’ field.

4. TECHNOLOGY TO BE
UTILIZED/GENERATED:
Banana Micro Propagation Technique
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
TECHNOLOGY/
INFORMATION:
Banana micro propagation is a propagation technique using
the shoot tip of daughter suckers. The process consists of five
important steps: initiation, multiplication, shooting & rooting,
primary hardening in green houses and secondary hardening
in shade houses

5. OBJECTIVES
General Objective:
To increase production of quality banana planting materials through utilization of
micro propagation techniques and protocols
Specific Objectives:
1. To utilize banana micro propagation technique technology for the efficient
production of banana quality planting material;
2. To accelerate plantlet production and ensure adoption of quality planting
materials produced;
3. To enhance capacities and awareness in plant propagation, nursery management
and crop production practices;
4. To develop transitional strategies to sustain continuous supply of quality planting
materials

6. METHODOLOGIES
Identification of Farmer Beneficiaries
 Coordination with the Regional Focal Person of HVCDP and LGUs
Criteria:
 Any registered and active farmer association composed of at least 10-15 members;
 Willingness to accept the technology, receptive and cooperative;
 Each farmer/member of the association has a compact farm area of at least
800-1,000 square meter.

7. METHODOLOGIES
Banana Micropropagation
Banana explant Shoot initiation Shoot proliferation/elongation
Rooting
Hardening/Weaning of agar
Potted plantlet

8. METHODOLOGIES
Conduct of 2-day Capacity Training
 Cebu, Bohol and Negros Oriental Province
 covers banana production (importance of using tissue
cultured planting material), postharvest handling, marketing
linkages
 Experts in the Regional/Provincial office will be tapped as
resource person

9. METHODOLOGIES
Establishment of On-Farm Technology Demonstration
 0.5-1.0 ha will be established in Cebu Province
Criteria:
 Site
- well-drained and fertile soil and near from the water source
- strategic and easily accessible
- prominently located within the farming populace
 Farmer-Cooperator
- interested in growing banana
- willing to counterpart the labor and other minor material cost
- committed to support the project
Conduct of Farmer’s Field Day
 will be conducted just before the banana are harvested. Approximately 80-100 farmers and local
officials will be invited to see and learn about the technology

10. METHODOLOGIES
Monitoring and Evaluation of Project Activities
 Regular farm visitation in coordination with the LGUs
 Submission of quarterly progress report
 Attendance to the periodic review as called by the BAR’s Program Monitoring
and Evaluation Division
Production and Dissemination of IEC Materials
 1,000 pcs. Brochure type IEC materials with 2-sided glossy cover
Sustainability plan of the project
 "Roll Over Scheme" will be adapted by the farmer associations/LGUs which
means, the cost of planting materials (plantlets) will be paid in kind after
harvest by the farmer in coordination with the LGU. These will be given to
another farmer-adapters who are interested to plant banana. The LGU-
partners will do the pre-listing of the interested farmer-adapter who will
become the new recipient of banana suckers and so on.

11. METHODOLOGIES
Table 1. Annual deliverables and beneficiaries of quality planting materials in Central Visayas
Research Station
Year 1 Year 2
Production
(No. of Plantlet)
Distribution Production
(No. of Plantlet)
Distribution
LGU QTY LGU QTY
Cebu Experiment Station
(CES)
5,000 Cebu Province
Cebu City
Borbon
San Remegio
Danao City
Barili
Dalaguete
Naga
Alcoy
Argao
Ronda
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
5,000 Cebu Province
Sibonga
Carcar
Alcantara
Negros Or.
Siaton
Bais City
Valencia
Amlan
Sta. Catalina
Siquijor Province
Maria
Larena
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
Southern Cebu Farming
System Research &
Development Satellite
Station (SCFSRDSS)
5,000 5,000
Bohol Experiment
Station (BES)
5,000 Bohol Province
Ubay
Carmen
Sierra Bullones
Bilar
Tagbilaran City
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
5,000 Bohol Province
San Miguel
Pilar
Talibon
Calape
Dagohoy
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
TOTAL 15,000 15,000

12. WORKPLAN SCHEDULE
Starting Date: 2020-July-01 Completion Date: 2022-June-30 Duration: 24 months
Objectives Activities
Expected Results/
Outputs
Responsible
Person(s)
Resources
Required
Schedule of Activities
Budget
Required
Year 1 Year 2
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
1. To utilize
banana micro
propagation
technique
technology for the
efficient
production of
banana quality
planting material;
- MS culture media
preparation
-shoot initiation
-shoot multiplication
-rooting
-hardening
-potting of plantlets &
maintenance
-Utilized
micropropagation
technique of
propagating banana
-Laboratory in
charge, lab aide,
laborer
-banana suckers &
other agri-supplies
-chemical reagents
& other supplies
and materials, lab
equipment
(weighing balance)
-manpower ( lab
aides & laborer)
2. To accelerate
plantlet
production and
ensure adoption
of quality
planting
materials
produced;
- Mass production
of tissue cultured
banana
- meeting with the
LGUs, identify
and validate farmer
beneficiaries
-Distribute planting
materials
-Regular monitoring
of the project
-Prepared progress
report
- Potted banana
plantlets
- Conducted meeting
with the LGUs,
identified and
validated farmer
beneficiaries
- Distributed planting
materials
- Monitored the
project
- Prepared and
submitted progress
report
- Project and study
leaders, LGU
officials
-Food and venue
-TEV funds, vehicle
- Project leader,
LGUs
- Project and study
leaders, LGU officials -TEV funds, vehicle
- Office & ICT
supplies
- Project and study
leaders, lab aide
960,710.00
1,334,908.00
39,000.00
53,524.75
19,000.00
-TEV funds, vehicle

13. WORKPLAN SCHEDULE
Starting Date: 2020-July-01 Completion Date: 2022-June-30 Duration: 24 months
Objectives Activities
Expected Results/
Outputs
Responsible
Person(s)
Resources
Required
Schedule of Activities
Budget
Required
Year 1 Year 2
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
-Establish techno
demo & conduct
Farmers’ Field Day
-Conduct 2-day
capacity trainings in
Cebu, Bohol and
Negros Oriental
-Production of IEC
materials
- Established on farm
techno demo and
Conducted Farmers’
Field day
- Conducted capacity
trainings in Cebu,
Bohol and Negros
Oriental
-Produced 1,000 pcs
IEC materials
-Project and study
leaders
- Resource persons
- Local officials
- RAFIS staff
- -Agri-inputs and
other supplies
and materials
- Manpower
- Food and venue,
training
materials, office
& ICT supplies
- Funds for the
printing of IEC
materials
4. To develop
transitional
strategies to
sustain
continuous
supply of quality
planting
materials
- Conduct meeting
with the LGUs Re:
Sustainability plan
- Monitoring of the
project and
submission of
progress and
terminal report
- Conducted
meeting with the
LGUs
- Monitored the
project and
submitted
progress and
terminal report
3. To enhance
capacities and
awareness in
plant
propagation,
nursery
management
and crop
production
practices;
- Project and study
leaders
- Resource persons
- Local officials
- Project and study
leaders
- TEV Funds,
vehicles
- TEV funds, office
and ICT
supplies,
Laptap
152,020.00
108,000.00
50,000.00
14,205.80
91,524.75

14. LOGICAL FRAMEWORK
Narrative Summary
Project Targets-Objectively Verifiable
Indicators
Means of Verification Assumptions
Goal: To increase production of quality
planting materials through utilization of
mass propagation techniques and protocols
- Percentage increased in production of
quality planting materials using
micropropagation technique of propagating
banana (lakatan var)
- production data
-terminal report
-photo documentation
- data is available
Purpose:
1. To utilize tissue culture technology for
the efficient production of banana
(lakatan) planting materials;
2. To accelerate plantlet production and
ensure adoption of quality planting
materials produced;
3. To enhance capacities and awareness
in plant propagation, nursery
management and crop production
practices;
4. To develop transitional strategies to
sustain continuous supply of quality
planting materials
- Increase production of quality banana
plantlet using micropropagation technique
- Mass produced quality planting
materials;
-Identified farmer beneficiaries
-Established technology demonstration
using tissue cultured banana;
-Conducted POT training on banana
production
-Produced IEC materials on banana
production techno-guide
-Developed sustainability plan to sustain
continuous supply of quality planting
materials
- Production data, inspection report
-photodocs
- Production data
-Master list of farmer beneficiaries
-photodocs
-Number of Techno Demo established
-Number of trainings conducted
- Number of IEC materials produced
-Kind of transitional strategy developed
-all inputs needed are available,
cooperative collaborators and receptive
beneficiaries
-receptive and cooperative cooperator

15. LOGICAL FRAMEWORK
Narrative Summary
Project Targets-Objectively
Verifiable Indicators
Means of Verification Assumptions
Project Outputs:
1. 6 % increase in the production of
quality planting materials from 6,000
to 15,000 banana plantlet per year for
the three laboratories for a total of
30,000 plantlets for 2 years
2. Identified a more or less 30 farmer
associations with at least 10-15
members per associations as
beneficiaries of the technology
3. Established 0.5-1.0 ha technology
demonstration in Cebu Province using
tissue cultured banana combined with
proper cultural management;
conducted trainings on banana per
province; produced and disseminated
1, 000 pcs of printed IEC materials as
promotional activities of the project;
4. Developed "Roll Over Scheme"
strategy to sustain continuous supply
of quality planting materials
-Percentage increased in production of
quality planting materials using
micropropagation technique
-Number of potential farmer
associations as beneficiary of the
project
-Number of plantlets distributed per
farmer beneficiary
- Area (sq. m.) of technology
demonstration
-Number of training conducted
-Number of IEC materials produced and
distributed
-Number of farmer adapter
- Production data
-Inspection reports
-Photodocs
-Master list of farmer associations
with bonafide members
-Inspection reports
-Photodocs
-Name of cooperator & location of the
area
- Photo documentation of Farmer's
Field Day
-Attendance records of
participants/province
-Inspection reports
- List of farmer adapter
-additional area planted
-sufficient and on time release of funds
-cooperative LGUs/farmer
cooperator/beneficiaries
-good weather forecast
-willingness to attend the training
-Receptive neighbouring farmers

16. LOGICAL FRAMEWORK
Narrative Summary
Project Targets-Objectively
Verifiable Indicators
Means of Verification Assumptions
Activities:
1. Mass production of quality banana
plantlet/Micro propagation of banana,
Hardening, potting out & maintenance
of plantlets
2. Conduct meeting with the LGUs and
identify /active farmer associations
3. Conduct capacity trainings
4. Establish technology demonstration
and conduct Farmer’s Field Day
5. Production and distribution of IEC
materials
6. Distribution of plantlets to LGUs/FAs
7. Monitoring and Evaluation of the
project activities
8. Preparation and submission of
terminal report
Inputs:
-explants, chemicals, manpower
-potting media, polyethylene bag
Shedhouse
- food and venue of the meeting
-participants
-food and venue
-training materials, resource persons
-area, farm inputs, cooperator,
manpower
-office supplies, funds for printing
- Master list of FBs, plant
materials/plantlets
-office/ICT supplies, TEV funds,
-office supplies, laptap
-Inspection report, Photodocs, records
of production data
- photo documentations, inspection
reports, progress reports
-Attendance records, inspection reports
Photodocs
-photodocs, progress reports
- photodocs, progress reports
-photodocs, progress reports
-inspection report, progress report
-terminal report
-Sufficient and on time release of funds
cooperative LGUs and farmer- cooperator

17. Project Updates
1. Hiring of project-based personnel (lab aide and laborer) and on going procurement of supplies and
materials
2. Initial discussion with the Regional HVCDP Focal Person on the possible site of technology demonstration
3. Started the in-vitro production of banana plantlets
Cleaning of banana suckers
Shoot initiation
Shoot proliferation