The Department of Agriculture RFO 8, through its Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) program, shared one of the beneficial technologies on Climate Resilience Agriculture (CRA) to the Palo Agribusiness and Enterprise Farmers Association (PABEFA), through a hands-on training on basket composting.
Fernando Bretenia, President of PABEFA expressed his warm gratitude having been chosen to receive such training which is of great help in their farming operations. “𝘔𝘢𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘨𝘪 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘺𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘩𝘰, 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘩𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘥-𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘯, 𝘰 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘰 𝘥𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘮, 𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘥𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨. 𝘋𝘢𝘬𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘩𝘢 𝘩𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘥,” he said.
[This basket composting is an effective strategy. Although it requires physical effort, it allows us to utilize organic waste such as dried leaves and decayed plants. This not only creates compost but also helps maintain a clean and tidy environment.]
Basket composting is a sustainable method that uses organic waste, such as kitchen scraps and farm waste, as fertilizer. The basket, which is made of bamboo strips, serves as a container for the compost; it holds the materials in place and is used as an alternative to a structured compost pit.
“𝘋𝘢𝘬𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘩𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘨-𝘶𝘮𝘢. 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘰 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘈𝘯 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘪𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘥𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘨-𝘶𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘺𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘬 𝘩𝘢 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴,” Rammel Cardines, Agriculture Extension Working of Palo, Leyte shared.
[This is a big help to farmers. Creating a space for biodegradables is simple. Instead of putting farm waste in garbage bins or burning it, these materials can be utilized by bringing the nutrients back to the soil.]
This technology facilitates the production of healthy vegetables at a lower cost by reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. It protects the soil composition by attracting macro and microorganisms that enhance nutrient availability for plant absorption.
“𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘯-𝘰 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘢, 𝘪𝘨-𝘢𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘩𝘢 𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘢-𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘢 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘪 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭 𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘰, 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘪 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵. 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘣𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘯-𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪,” Bretenia implied.
[Anyone who sees this will surely be inspired to apply it in their own garden. Given the high cost of fertilizers today, this method eliminates the need for commercial purchases. Whoever sees this will likely replicate the process.]
He also emphasized that the association is willing to share this technology with its farmer-members to help them improve their farming activities and boost both their harvests and income.
DA AMIA continues to promote the adoption of Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) techniques to help farmers mitigate the effects of climate change on their livelihoods.