palay chek focused group discussion guide questions

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Palay Check

Focused Group Discussion (FGD) Guide Questions

Pagpili ng Barayti

1. Anong katangihan ang iyong pinaka isinasaalang-alang sa pag pili ng barayti na gagamitin? Bakit?

2. Anong tatlong pinaka-pipiling barayti na tinatanim sa inyong barangay?3. Anong seed class (e.g. registered, certified, hybrid, good seeds, farmers seeds) ang iyong ginagamit? Bakit?4. Kung gumagamit ng certified seeds, ilang beses mo ito tinatanim bago mo ito palitan?

Paghahanda ng Lupa

1. Paano mo inihahanda ang iyong bukid?2. Ilang araw o linggo ang agwat mula sa unang pag araro at huling paghahanda ng lupa?3. Paano mo nalalaman kung ang iyong bukid ay naihandang mabuti/ handa ng tamnan?4. Anong mga problema ang iyong nahaharap sa paghahanda ng lupa? Paano mo ito nalulutas?

Crop Establishment


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Palay Check

Focused Group Discussion (FGD) Guide Questions

Variety Selection

1. What characteristics do you consider most important in choosing the variety to plant?Why?

2. What are the top three varieties planted in your barangay?3. What seed class do you use?Why?4. How many times do you plant certified seeds before you replace it?5. What problems do you encounter in getting the varieties/ seeds to plant? How did you solve these?

Land Preparation

1. How do you prepare your rice field?2. What is the interval between the initial plowing and the final land preparation?

3. How do you know that your field is properly prepared/ ready for planting?

4. What problems do you encounter in preparing your field? How did you solve these?Crop Establishment

1. How long does it take for the whole area to be planted?

2. How do you establish your rice crop transplanting or direct seeding?Why?

3. How do you direct seed your crop: broadcasting or drum seeding?

4. What is your seeding rate per hectare for transplanting or direct seeding, hybrid or inbred?

5. What are your seedling management practices (seedbed area for 1 ha, use of organic materials, fertilization,pest management, etc.)?

6. What are your transplanting practices (seedling age for transplanting, planting distance, straight row/ waray,number of seedlings/hill)?

7. What problems do you encounter in establishing your rice crop? How did you solve these?

Nutrient management

1. How do you determine the kind and amount of fertilizers to apply?

2. What fertilizers do you apply? How much per hectare?

3. How many times do you apply fertilizers?When?


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4. Do you use the leaf color chart (LCC)?5. What problems do you encounter in managing your nutrient? How did you solve these?

Water Management

1. Do you practice continuous flooding? If not, why?What is the frequency of irrigation?2. What is the maximum water depth that you maintain in your rice field?Why?3. Is your rice crop subjected to excessive water or drought stress? If yes, when and how often?4. What problems do you encounter in water management? How did you solve these?

Pest management

1. Do you have problems with GAS? If yes, how do you mange them?2. Do you have problems with weeds? If yes, how do you manage them?3. Do you have problems with rats? If yes, how do you manage them?4. Do you have problems with insects? If yes, what insects and how do you manage them?5. If you spray insecticides, how do you determine the time and amount to spray?6. Do you have problems with diseases? If yes, what diseases and how do you manage them?7. If you spray pesticides for diseases, how do you determine the time to spray?

Harvesting

1. How do you know when it is time to harvest?

2. How do you harvest your rice crop?3. What problems do you encounter in harvesting? How did you solve these?

Postharvest

1. What is the interval between harvesting and threshing?Why?2. Do you sell your palay wet or dry?Why?3. If you sell it dry, do you use solar or mechanical dryer?4. What is the time interval between threshing and drying?Why?5. What is your average yield in theWS? In the DS?6. What problems do you encounter in processing your harvest? How did you solve these?


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