DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC BANANA FRUIT FOR EXPORT

South Africa 6%

Columbia 8%

Philippines 13%

Peru 15% Ecuador

25%

Dominican R. 29%

Others 4%

ORGANIC BANANA PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, 2011 -FAO

South Africa Columbia Philippines Peru Ecuador Dominican R. Others

0.02 %

99.98%

Global Import of Fresh Organic Bananas, 1998 (FAO)

Organic Banana

ConventionalBanana

The production of Organic banana fruits for export is still relatively small, but the Intergovernmental Group (IGG) on Bananas and Tropical Fruits reported that imports of ORGANIC bananas have been growing at

approximately 30% per year.

ORGANIC BANANA FARMING INITIATIVES OF FARMCOOP –

TECHNOLOGY GENERATION

CD 39%

DARAK 39%

VERMI 16%

DOLO 6%

SOLID COMPONENTS = 64 BAGS

IMO 50%

TRICAN 25%

MOLAS 25%

LIQUID COMPONENTS 40 L

BOFERCOMPOST FORMULATION NO.1

VERMI COMPOSTING

In the process of composting, we pass the partially decomposed chicken dung thru the digestive system of the earthworms to remove the antibiotic that is added in the drinking water of the poultry, because Japan Organic food buyers do not accept antibiotic to be included in the production input.

The Organic Banana experiment was started in June 2009 and went on ‘till June 2011, but further extended to Yr 2016 to simulate the effect of climate change that seem to have altered the physiological development, growth and behavior of the banana plant and ultimately its cultural care and management requirements. This is to make the technology more responsive to the dynamic changes in rainfall and temperature that significantly affect banana plant nutrition and prevalence of pest and diseases-all of which determines the yield.

PANTUKAN, COMPOSTELLA VALLEY – A VICTIM OF PABLO

NABUNTURAN BAGYONG PABLO

Risk Areas to El Nino in Mindanao

Table 3. Color codes of range of % deviation from the

mean monthly rainfall (DEV).

Color Code Category

> 50% below normal

30% – 50% below normal

10% – 30% below normal

normal, 10% below to 10% above normal

10% – 30% above normal

30% – 50% above normal

> 50% above normal

THE ORGANIC BANANA

EXPERIMENT

P1 = 2,000 hills/ha

P2=1,900 hills/ha

DAY 1

Lettuce Peanut JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB

Lettuce Lettuce Sweet Potato

Flamingia

ORGANIC BANANA-BASED INTERCROPPING SYSTEM

Flamingia Flamingia

Peanut @ 5 DAP Peanut @ 18 DAP Bananas @ 57 DAP

60 DAYS AFTER PLANTING WITH PEANUT INTERCROP

85 DAYS AFTER PLANTING

85 DAP. PLATE AT LEFT SHOWS BUILD-UP OF VERMIS THAT DEVELOPED IN THE SOIL FROM THE VERMICOMPOST

FIRST SHOOTING AT 7 MAP

EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF LEAF DISEASES WITH

ORIENTAL HERBAL NUTRIENTS (OHN) AND

OTHER BOTANICAL BIOPESTICIDES

START BAGGING AT 8 MONTHS

FRUIT CARE OPERATION

BAGGED BUNCHES AT 9 MONTHS AFTER PLANTING

MULTI STOREY CROPPING MONOCROPPING

STARTED HARVESTING AT 11 MAP

THE EXPORTABLE FRUITS

1st Crop 2nd Crop 3rd Crop 4th Crop

2.5 Kg 19.7 23.8 28.0 26.0

5.0 Kg 21.7 24.2 29.0 26.0

7.8 Kg 25.6 30.9 38.0 31.0

y = -3.075x2 + 26.56x R² = 0.665

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Kg

Trend of Average Net Fruit Weight in kg/bunch as a Function of Rate of Applied BoferCompost in kg/mat /application from 1st to 4th Crop of

Organic Banana in Sibulan from Yr 2009 to Yr 2012

1,800 1,900 2,000

Kg Bofercompost/Mat/Yr 10 20 30 10 20 30 10 20 30

Boxses/Ha/Yr 2,208 2,821 3,435 2,201 2,719 3,237 2,317 2,726 3,135

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

Bo

xes

Boxes/Ha/Yr at a Given Population Density and Rate of Bofercompost/Mat/Yr

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No. of Mats/Ha 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,900 1,900 1,900 2,000 2,000 2,000

gm Bofer /Mat/Yr 10,000 20,000 30,000 10,000 20,000 30,000 10,000 20,000 30,000

TOTAL REVENUES 705,676.8 901,698.1 1,097,719 703,498.7 869,027.9 1,034,557 740,525.9 871,205.9 1,001,886

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

To

tal R

eve

nu

e (

Ph

.P

Computed Gross Revenue Per Ha at a given Rate of Bofercompost and Population Density

1,800 1,900 2,000

Kg Bofercompost/Mat/Yr 10 20 30 10 20 30 10 20 30

Revenue/Box 43.50 78.64 101.23 17.47 47.77 68.37 17.18 33.27 46.37

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Ph

P/B

ox

Net Revenue per Box at a Given Population Density and Rate Bofercompost/Mat/Yr

ACTIVITY 1. Nursery Maintenance SUB-TOTAL 2. Planting of seedlings 3. Hole Digging 4. Seed Hauling 5. Making Sticks 6. Staking 7. Fertilizer Application 8.Canal Reconstruction 9. Leadmen=6, Foremen=1 SUB-TOTAL

10. Bud Injection

11. Bunch/Stem Spray

12. Propping/Guying-15% of Area 13. Bagging 14. Bunch Covering 15. Handbagging-100% of Population 16. Fruit Obstacle Removal (FOR)

17. Deflowing/Defingering 18. Other Fruit Care Activities 19. Foremen=7,Leadmenm=9,Temp=6 SUB-TOTAL

20. Line WeedingES

21. Slashing

22. Selective Weeding

23. Fertilizing-Green Manuring

Planting

Maintenance

24. Fertilizer-Manual Application

Ammonium Sulfate/Potassium Sulfate

Organic

DAP

MOP/Kieserite

Potassium Nitrate

Dolomitic Lime

Calcic Lime

25. Fertilizer Hauler (Mixer)

26. Pseudostem Injection

Superfertikin

Symbrew Spray

27. Sigatoka-Deleafing

28. Sigatoka-Spray/Ground Support

29. Sigatoka-Leadmen/Foremen

30. Windbreak/Erosion Control

SUB-TOTAL

31. Sucker Pruning 32. Stump Removal

33. P&D Surveyors (PD-4,BLS3) 34. P&D-Moko Mutant Erad (1 Leadman)

35. P&D-Mealybugs/Aphid Control/Quarantine SUB-TOTAL 36. Others SUB-TOTAL 37. Harvesting

38. Harvesting-Supervision 39. Trays Management SUB-TOTAL 40. Packing-Supervision 41. Packing SUB-TOTAL 42. Box Hauling to Warf

43. Arrastre & Stevedoring 44. Other Dock Cost SUB-TOTAL GRAND TOTAL

PARAMETERS USED IN LABOR COST ESTIMATES

Population Density/Ha Kg Bofercompost/Mat/Yr 1. Mortality Rate 0.0800 2. Net Production Stand 1,656.00 3. Average Bunch Weight 4. Ave. % Fruit Rejection 0.07 4. Yield (Kg/Ha) 5. No. of Boxes @ 13.5 kg/box 6. Price at $/Box 6.80 7. Exchange Rate P/$ 44.00 8. Price at P/Box 299.20 TOTAL REVENUES

PARAMETERS USED IN REVENUE ESTIMATS

COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF THE ORGANIC

BANANA PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN SIBULAN BY

ORGANIC PRODUCER AND EXPORTER CORP. (OPEC)

The equally important but hardly noticed long

term benefits in Organic banana farming are the

rehabilitation and restoration of the soil health,

improvement of the physico-chemical,

microbiological and hydrological properties of

the soil.

WHY IS THE PRESENT HIGH CHEM BANANA PRODUCTION

TECHNOLOGY NOT SUSTAINABLE?

Planting 1st Shooting 1st Harvest 2nd Shooting 3rd Shooting

pH 4.83 4.68 6.00 6.53 6.50

OM 2.05 2.25 4.60 4.29 4.90

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

%O

M

Dynamics of Soil pH and OM in the soil from planting to 3rd shooting of Organic Banana Experiment in Sibulan

Planting 1st Shooting 1st Harvest 2nd Shooting 3rd Shooting

K 167 474 735 737 621

Mg 153 339 357 433 288

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

pp

m

Dynamics of K and Mg levels in the soil from planting to 3rd shooting of the Organic Banana Experiment in Sibulan

Planting1st

Shooting1st Harvest

2ndShooting

3rdShooting

Ca 210 671 1425 2095 3259

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

pp

m

Dynamics of Ca levels in the soil from planting to 3rd shoosting stage of the Organic Banana Experiment in Sibulan

Average Bunch Weight

Weight of Bofercompost

98765432

32

30

28

26

24

22

20

18

16

14

Observed

Linear

Quadratic

Math Equation : ABW= 12.878788 + 1.172727X + 0.030303X2 where R2 = 0.75211 and X= Rate of Bofercompost

Box Stem Ratio

Tons Bofercompost

70605040302010

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

.5

Observed

Linear

Quadratic

MATH EQUATION: BSR = 1.267738 – 0.006737X – 0.06737X2

where R2=0.46866 and X= tons Bofercompost/Ha/Yr

In closing I would like to say that Organic agriculture is one

among the broad spectrum of methodologies which are supportive

of the environment. Organic production systems are based on

specific and precise standards of production which aim at achieving

optimal agro-ecosystems which are socially, ecologically and

economically sustainable

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SUITABILITY OF THE SOIL AND AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS BGY BIGAAN, HINATUAN, SURIGAODEL SUR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC BANANA FRUIT FOR EXPORT TO THE BANANA WORLD MARKET

JAN FEBMAR

APRMA

YJUN JUL

AUG

SEPT

OCT

NOV

DEC

YR 2007 424 540 432. 516. 160 413 257 177 154 258 431 782

YR 2008 585 296 674 473 159 299 193. 153 294 406 827 850

YR 2009 834 1281 707 340. 470. 279 133 267 151 267 790 622

AVERAGE 614. 705. 604. 443. 262. 330. 194. 199. 199. 310. 682. 751.

0200400600800

100012001400

mm

Rainfall Pattern in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur

Vegetative Stage of the plants in Pedon 1 (Lowland)

Harvestable stage in Pedon 1 (Lowland)

The plant and its fruit in Pedon 3 (Mid-slope)

The rapid succession of the follower and the huge bunch of the mother plant in Pedon 5 (Upper) Slopes

FIELD TRIAL IN BIGAAN, HINATUAN, SURIGAO DEL SUR AT 47 DAP, PLANTED OCT 23, 2010 WITH AVERAGE OF 9 LEAVES , IN PEDON 5

The rapid succession of the follower and the huge bunch of the mother plant in Pedon 5 (Upper) Slopes

The plant and its fruit in Pedon 3 (Mid-slope)

Vegetative Stage of the plants in Pedon 1 (Lowland)

Harvestable stage in Pedon 1 (Lowland)

YIELD AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TRIAL 1 IN PEDON 5 (UPPER SLOPE)

Lowland MidslopeUpperSlope

AVE

No. of Fingers 2nd Hand 16.0 16.5 16.8 16.7

15.6

15.8

16.0

16.2

16.4

16.6

16.8

17.0

No

. of

Fin

gers

Average Number of Fingers of 2nd Hand in the Different Landscape of the Organic Banana in KAMAYO COOP in Bigaan, Hinaturan, Surigao del Sur

The highest number of fingers in the 2nd hand was produced in the Upper Slope followed by those in the Midslope and the least in the Lowland.

COMPUTED PRODUCTION ESTIMATES IN THE LOWLAND (PEDON 1)

ANFW Less -15% Less 5% due Net Pop Kg/Ha Bxs Per Ha

Ratoon

Ratio

Bxs Per

(Kg) Fruit Rejects overcal Per Ha Per Crop Per Crop Ha Per Yr

& Field Loss

26.8 22.8 21.641 1980 42,849 3,174.0 1.4 4,444

COMPUTEED PRODUCTION ESTIMATES IN THE MID-SLOPE (PEDON 3)

AVE BW AVE

NFW

NFW-15%

Net

Pop/Ha

Kg/Ha/

Yr

Bxs/Ha/

Yr

BXS/HA/

(Fruit

Reject+ YR

Field

Losses)

1.4

C.Cycle

26.6 25.5 21.71 1980 42,989 3,184 4,468

COMPUTED PRODUCTION ESTIMATES IN THE UPPER SLOPES (PEDON 5)

AVE

BW AVE

NFW

NFW-17%

Net

Pop/Ha Kg/Ha/Yr Bxs/Ha/Yr

BXS/HA/

(Fruit Reject+ YR

Field Losses)

1.5

C.Cycle

28.1 26.9 21.829 1980 43,221 3,202 4,802

Hand Pruning =

(F+2)

From the 3 Tables above, it can be seen that the highest humber of boxes per hectare per year was produced in the Upper slope, followed closely by the Mid-Slope and the Lowland.