Teaching students about the proper way of farming

By: aUReLIo D. FaNCUbILa, T-II

Technology and Livelihood Education has opened the students’ doors in order to learn the things that they need to know on agriculture. Students go through lectures, and hands-on training where they get to plant their own crops, they are also shown the importance and the proper way of doing different farming techniques.

So with all the plants and different crops that we see around us, many students question what really is the proper way of farming and how do our local farmers do it? Farmers in various places must adjust their growing procedures to local conditions due to differences in weather, terrain, microbes, plants, and animals. All farmers, on the other hand, rely on ecological services.

Farmers that are familiar with the growing conditions in their area will find it easier to cultivate crops (such as knowing when the rainy season starts, which crops grow well together, what nutrients the crop needs and are these nutrients present in the soil).

Farmers usually remove the soil and apply nutrient-rich fertilizers to the area after deciding what to produce. Then they spread seeds or plant seedlings. During the growing season, farmers must irrigate (or rely on rainfall) their crops, weed them, and eradicate agricultural pests. After the crops have achieved maturity, the farmer will harvest them.

Farmers require resources in order to produce food. They require a wide range of resources. Land, air, fertilizers, water, and sunshine are all natural resources that farmers require. Farmers require energy in order to till the land. To work the land, farmers use human-made tools. Some supplies are available for purchase in the local market. As a result, farmers want funds to purchase materials that are not accessible on their property.( Contributed article)