Assessment on the Performance of Income Generating Project of Visayas State University: Pangasugan-Marcos Rice Production

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 84 - 93, 22.12.2021

Ulysses Cagasan

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the impact and contribution of VSU Income-Generating. Project on rice production conducted at Barangay Pangasugan and Marcos. The project will cater to the four core functions of the Visayas State University, instruction, research, extension, and production. It served as the site of the Agronomy students' field activities. This site served as the research and extension project of the Department of Agronomy. Moreover, it is one of the income-generating projects of Visayas State University. The project generated a total net income of PhP280,000 for the four-year operations. The project served 45 students, five faculties and 25 farmers conducted their extension project on low-cost rice production technology.

Keywords

Lowland rice, income-generating, cultivators, and management

Supporting Institution

Visayas State University

Project Number

NA

Thanks

Thank you very much

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