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PRODUCTION AND
INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS
In
a effort to achieve fiscal autonomy, ASCOT has strengthened its Income Generating Projects
(IGPs) through internal fund generation. Although instruction is the primary role of the
College, the establishment of additional IGP's handled by faculty members is also relevant
in order that theories be conceptualized effectively through actual practice and
entrepreneurship. In line with this, a Director for Auxiliary Services was appointed to
supervise the IGP's. Aside from the College canteens located each in the two campuses,
most of the projects were agribusiness in nature as shown in the proceeding tables.
Name of
Project |
Number
of Heads |
Total |
1. Piggery Project |
5 Sow |
50
heads |
2 Boar |
23 Fattening |
20 Piglets |
2. Goat Project |
8 Does |
19
heads |
2 Kids |
6 Doe Kid |
3 Bucks |
3. Sheep
Production Mgt. |
2 Ram |
30
heads |
28 Ewe |
4. Large Ruminant
Production Mgt. |
6 Cows |
18
heads |
6 Calves |
5 Heifers |
1 Carabao |
5. Broiler Production Project |
100 Broilers |
100 heads |
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On Crop Production, the College maintains rambutan,
citrus, rice, banana, vegetable and coconut products. Some animal and crop products are
being brought to the College's postharvest facilities for processing. Among the processed
foods are tocino and longanisa with an average production each of 70 kilograms per month,
citrus concentrate, buko pie, coco jam, ginger tea, papaya pickles and yema are also
produced by the project. The College also runs a cutflower and scion grove nursery with
its stock summarized in the following tables. Current Inventory of Cutflower Stocks
Plant
Variety |
Number |
Anthorium (Mother Plant) |
162 |
Anthorium (Sucker) |
67 |
Bromeliads (Mother Plant) |
14 |
Bromeliads (Suckers) |
65 |
Orchids (Vanda) |
6 |
Orchids (Dendrodium) |
6 |
TOTAL |
321 |
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Current Inventory of Scion Grove
Nursery Stocks
Plant
Variety |
Number
of seedlings |
Coffee |
470 |
Pili-nut |
250 |
Rambutan |
199 |
Lanzones |
94 |
Durian |
96 |
Mangosteen |
44 |
Lychees |
11 |
UPLB-Red |
1 |
Citrus: Fruit bearing |
63 |
Citrus: Non-bearing |
80 |
Coconut |
442 |
Banana |
125 |
Guyabano |
35 |
Chico |
44 |
TOTAL |
1954 |
The College is starting to reap the various production
incomes from projects initiated from the establishment of the research, extension, and
production units mostly situated at the Bazal campus under the Department of Agriculture
and Aquatic Science. Total accounting of the Income Generating Projects of ASCOT started
formally in 1997. The following table shows a summary of total production income of ASCOT
from projects from 1977 to August 2000
Breakdown of Total Income of IGPs from 1997 to
August 2000
Year |
Total
Income |
1997 |
239,111.00 |
1998 |
272,471.05 |
1999 |
339,541.36 |
2000 (August) |
212,298.50 |
The Income Generating Projects of the College is not only an
alternative source of funds but also a great support for the food production program of
the government especially in the Philippine countryside. The programs of the College in
terms of the sustainability of food supply in the province are also in congruence with the
provincial Food Security Council under the Office of the Governor, Hon. Edgardo L. Ong.
The unit headed by the Director of Auxiliary Services manages and supervises all IGPs
harnessing the resources of ASCOT, facilities and expertise. A sample breakdown of Income
Generating Projects of the College (for 1997) focusing on the various money-making
projects at the Bazal Campus is given below:
Breakdown of Income Generating Projects of ASCOT
for 1997
Project |
Income |
1. Swine |
P 123,869.50 |
2. Poultry |
80,266.00 |
3. Feedmill |
10,632.00 |
4. Farm Mechanic |
8,985.00 |
5. Post Harvest |
6,230.00 |
6. Orchard |
4,707.00 |
7. Forestry Nursery |
1,580.00 |
8. Model Farm |
1,640.00 |
9. Goatery |
1,200.00 |
Total |
P
239,111.00 |
ASCOT FEED AND OIL MILLS
The medium scale feed mill project of ASCOT was established
in response to the shortage of commercial feeds in the market all over the province and
generally the high cost of available feeds used by the animal industry. The project was
initially funded by EEC-AGRED (total amount of P 410,000.00). This project shows good
promise in addressing the needs of farmers in the area as well as providing the College
with additional income. Just recently, the NAFC has released project funds to the DA-RFU
IV to finance the working capital of the project for the procurement of feed ingredients
for feed mill operations of ASCOT. A total amount of P500,000.00 grant was released in
September 2000.
The oil mill at the Bazal Campus is also already in operation
producing quality cooking oil for household use. the funds were provided by Sec. Angara -
P 835,750.00 for the equipment and P437,000.00 for the building. The marketing and
commercialization of the produced cooking oil is curently being intensified. Demand for
ASCOT-quality cooking oil is gradually increasing in the central towns of the province.
Branching out operations to the northern towns is being targeted for the coming months.
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