Awareness on the Benefits of the Adoption of Dairy Vermicomposting Technology in Selected Cooperatives in Region 02

Nilo E Padilla,Errol John A Cadeliña,Ralph John S Lapastura,Joe Ann G Payne

doi:10.13189/ujar.2021.090604

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https://doi.org/10.13189/ujar.2021.090604

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Abstract

There is a lack of information available on dairy vermicomposting technology in the Cagayan Valley Region, which has led to its non-adoption. The Department of Agriculture (DA) and other government organizations, on the other hand, have acknowledged and funded advocacy initiatives to raise awareness about the use of dairy manure in vermicomposting technology. As a result, the goal of this study was to determine the level of awareness, utilization, and adoption of vermicomposting technology using dairy manures, as well as to identify issues and constraints in the utilization and adoption of vermicomposting using dairy waste, and to suggest possible solutions. The Likert scale, frequency, percentage, and average mean were used to assess the data collected during the interview (FGD) and (KII). The average mean of the samples was used to calculate the levels of awareness, adoption, and utilization. According to the findings, Dairy MSMEs have an average level of awareness of 3.2, indicating that most of the respondents have moderately high awareness, while the level of adoption of Dairy MSMEs has an overall scale of 3.6, indicating that most of the respondents have a high level of adoption, resulting in a high level of utilization of vermicompost dairy manure. However, according to the distribution of the respondents' issues and concerns in the vermicomposting technology using dairy animal waste, the respondents' main concern was difficulty in integrating vermicomposting technology, lack of technical know-how, added cost in the production process, costly and limited source of capital and insufficient technical and financial support. As a result, the study suggests that capacity building and access to loan windows are steps that should be taken to increase awareness and utilization of technology to strengthen respondents' knowledge, abilities, skills, behavior, and incomes in determining agricultural long-term strategy.

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With the advent of increasing interest in the adoption of sustainable and organic methods in the dairy industry, the importance of adopting vermiculture technology in the processes of dairy waste composting is beginning to be widely recognized
Based on the results shown in the table, it indicates that the level of awareness of the Dairy MSMEs has an average level of awareness equivalent to 3.2, which means that most of them have moderately high awareness
The study suggests that capacity building and access to loan windows are steps that should be taken to increase awareness and utilization of technology to strengthen respondents' knowledge, abilities, skills, behavior, and incomes in determining agricultural long-term strategy

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With the advent of increasing interest in the adoption of sustainable and organic methods in the dairy industry, the importance of adopting vermiculture technology in the processes of dairy waste composting is beginning to be widely recognized. In the study of Cristina et al [2], it was reported that the effects of vermicomposting on plant-soil systems are not yet fully understood which resulted in the unawareness of the farmers on the significance of the technology in increasing crop production and its contribution to the mitigation of the emission of greenhouse gasses resulting to global warming. This is similar to the study of Kavita et al [1] wherein they pointed that one of the major constraints is the lack of awareness and proper knowledge regarding vermicomposting and the use of vermicompost

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