Abstract
Dairy farming plays a vital role in the social and economic livelihood of the farmer households and cooperatives in the Cagayan Valley. For the adoption of new technologies such as greening technology in dairy production, profiling of the dairy farm is an important factor in developing the assessment of the viability of the green tech to be adopted by the farmers as a means to increase their productivity and efficiency in farming. By considering this aspect, the study was undertaken in the Cagayan Valley and the respondents were purposively selected. There were four cooperatives that represented the region, while 10 farmer households were also randomly selected. The data was collected using a predesigned interview schedule on-farm/site. Key informant interviews (KII) and focus group discussion (FGD) will be the means of gathering relevant information. The collected data was analysed using basic descriptive statistical methods such as frequency, percentage, proportions, average, and rating. The results indicate that the majority of the dairy farmers in the Cagayan Valley belonged to the aged group, with an average age of 54 and above, with a degree in college, and a high income of up to P15,001-above/monthly, which represents the large and medium-sized families. The majority of dairy farmers had at least 5 years of experience using green technology, and 60% of them had both cattle and carabao as dairy farm animals. The adoption rate of green technology using vermicomposting and using solar panels by both categories of respondents reveals that there is a potential market expansion for the implementation of green technology for the dairy farming industry and for further improvement of the socio-economic status of the farmers and their stakeholders, which may lead to their embracing green tech culture. Adequate research and a contribution from the NGO's and government in this sector are essential to improve the living conditions of the farmers in Cagayan Valley.
Highlights
The dairy area plays a multi-faceted part in the financial improvement of country family units
There are four (4) cooperatives that are engaged in dairy production in the region that participate in this study
City; Mabuhay Agriculture Cooperative and Malaya Development Cooperative. These cooperatives have been in existence for an average of 7 years, and their dairy farm animals are a combination of carabao and cattle
Summary
The dairy area plays a multi-faceted part in the financial improvement of country family units. Dairy is a significant aspect of farming development and is considered as a possible area for trade income [4]. The dairy industry is a large-scale practice of breeding and raising cows for the sole purpose of using their milk for the production of food. There are many different products that come from the milk extracted on dairy farms. Most of these products become food for human consumption. There is an increasing demand for dairy products and the Universal Journal of Agricultural Research 9(5): 200-207, 2021 industry has a remarkable potential for growth [12]. With the use of green technology such as biogas digesters, solar panels and water pumping, vermicomposting, and the use of e-vehicles, there is a possibility of increasing production efficiency, improving labor efficiency, and improving farm working conditions, as well as improving milk quality, in order to improve their economic performance
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