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1 PHILIPPINE COUNTRY REPORT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES ON AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION Agricultural Mechanization Development Program Institute of Agricultural Engineering College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology U.P. LOS BAÑOS College, Laguna, Philippines Presented at the Second Session of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Asia Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery Beijing China, November 2003 OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION I. Introduction AMDP Profile II. RD Group III. Training, Extension and Information Group IV. Special Projects V. General Services and Other Accomplishments 1

2 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP Corn Mechanization Sub-program Design, Development and Testing of Hand Tractor and Attachments for Corn Production Power tiller with steering mechanism Testing of the power tiller in farmer s field 2

3 Design, Development and Testing of Hand Tractor and Attachments for Corn Production... cont d Completed AutoCAD design drawing Design of attachments (trailer, plow, harrow) suitable to the Cebu farm conditions was conceptualized. Fabricated the first prototype of the power tiller with steering mechanism Field testing in farmer s field. Design, Development and Testing of a Pneumatic Seed Planter cum Fertilizer Applicator Completed the fabrication of the planter with fertilizer applicator is completed. Completed test of an alternative blower. Completed cost evaluation of the project 3

4 Design, Development and Testing of a Power-Tiller Attached Manure Applicator Completed the fabrication of the second prototype. Completed testing of the second prototype The prototype was redesigned to tap power from the power tiller to actuate the metering device. Design, Development and Testing of a Power-Tiller Attached Manure Applicator cont d First prototype Second prototype 4

5 Upland Irrigation System and Water Management Collected secondary data for the development of basic design criteria/parameters for rain harvesting Designed a rain harvesting module for a 0.25 hectare corn farm Identified a farmer-cooperator in Tongo, Cebu. Design and Development of Corn Milling Systems Modification of the first prototype to improve durability and ease of fabrication. Incoporated a hulling unit as per requirement of intended clienteles. An extruder was fabricated as part of the corn milling system for the production of noodles Demonstrated the performance of corn milling system in AMDP training programs. 5

6 Design and Development of Corn Milling Systems... Cont d The AMDP Corn Mill Design and Development of Shelling System for Corn Fabrication of 1-unit corn sheller with built-in modifications was completed. Working drawings based on modifications were completed. Conducted survey for shelling and milling system for pilot areas. Prototype was subjected to suitability testing. The machine was demonstrated in a techno-demo activity. There was an enthusiastic response from most farmers since they had to go to a nearby town to shell and mill. 6

7 Design and Development of Shelling System for Corn... Cont d Techno-demo of the AMDP Corn Sheller Design and Development of Multi-purpose Biomass Furnace with Heat Exchanger Produced technical drawings of 2 nd design individual components. Areas with large-scale biomass fired furnace for drying purposes were visited. Completion of several components of the furnace. (heat exchanger, feeding system, fuel feeder, furnace base, bearing housing, ducting, flatbed dryer, stand, chimney, hood). 7

8 Design and Development of Multi-purpose Biomass Furnace with Heat Exchanger... Cont d Biomass Furnace Fuel feeding mechanism Fuel inlet hopper Chimney High Value Crops Mechanization Sub-program 8

9 Design, Construction and Operation of a Pilot Controlled Environment Structure for the Production of High Value Crops The greenhouse structure was constructed by setting up the main frame, installed the insect screen; and filling the base with gravel and volcanic cinder. Most of the greenhouse structure components were constructed and fabricated. Design, Construction and Operation of a Pilot Controlled Environment Structure for the Production of High Value Crops Exhaust fans for humidity control Greenhouse structure with fertigation tank. Provision for misting or cooling system A simple solar radiation control using shade net 9

10 Design, Construction and Operation of a Pilot Controlled Environment Structure for the Production of High Value Crops Portion of the installed drip irrigation system. Trial planting of crops in the greenhouse. Seeds in seedling trays for transplanting Some of the planting pots ready for seedlings. Design and Development of a Mini-Hand Tractor and Attachments One prototype was developed and fabricated Attachments for the prototype were developed and fabricated (cage wheels, plow, and a harrow). Testing in field conditions was conducted. A cultivator attachment was modified and adapted to the mini-hand tractor. Completed working drawings of the mini-hand tractor A paper and article were prepared for publication. 10

11 Design and Development of a Mini-Hand Tractor and Attachments... Cont d The AMDP Mini-Hand Tractor Farm Power Mechanization Sub-program 11

12 Technology Package/s for Village-Level Ethanol Production, Micro-Hydro and Wind Power Fabrication of several units of small-scale ethanol production system was completed. Initial investigative research on the use of arrowroot, sakwa and corn as raw materials for ethanol production was started. One prototype was brought to the pilot area for suitability testing. The machine was demonstrated in a techno-demo activity. Technology Package/s for Village-Level Ethanol Production, Micro-Hydro and Wind Power... Cont d Techno-demo of the UPLB village level ethanol production plant 12

13 Advanced Electrolysis Energy System for Stationary Power Completed the basic designs of component parts of the project. Completed the design and fabrication of the electrolyser. Advanced Electrolysis Energy System for Stationary Power Overview of the Electrolyser 13

14 TRAINING, EXTENSION AND INFORMATION GROUP Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Mechanization Sub-program 14

15 N Region II (Cagayan Valley) Legend: > 500,001 MT 300, ,000 MT 100, ,000 MT 50, ,000 MT 10,001-50,000 MT 1,001-10,000 MT 501-1,000 MT MT < 100 MT Rank Province Total Production (as of 2002) (MT) 1 Isabela 554,476 2 Lanao del Sur 399,881 3 Bukidnon 386,134 4 South Cotabato 342,751 5 North Cotabato 278,932 6 Maguindanao 232,550 7 Lanao del Norte 231,566 8 Sultan Kudarat 174,135 9 Cagayan 150, Pangasinan 108, Cebu 85, Leyte 34, Quezon 30, Masbate 19,560 Note: The total corn production data plotted in the maps are the combination of white and yellow corn variety and the three types of corn technology extensively used in the country: the hybrid corn, the improved open-pollinated variety (OPV) and the traditional OP corn. Manufacturers - are those that produce one or several types of farm machinery and usually do not sell other items from other manufacturers. Manufacturers-D ealers - manufacture their own line of items but also sell either consigned items or several brands of single cylinder engines, pumps, pumpset and other types of machinery. Dealers - carry several items and brands from varying sources and are not usually engaged in manufacture and fabrication. Others - enterprises engage in importation, distribution, wholesaler and retail in combination with manufacturing. Metro Manila Legend: Manufacturer Manufacturer-Dealer Dealer Others Enhancement of Agricultural Mechanization through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - 2 GIS maps Total Corn Production in the Philippines, (and AMDP's corn mechanization project sites) - The Agricultural Mechanization Development Program (AMDP) of the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) supports the national corn program through th development and extension of suitable corn mechanization technology package to corn areas nationawide. - At present, AMDP focuses on small- to medium-scale corn farms which is equivalent to about 90 ofthe total are planted with corn. AMDP's initial project sites include Regions IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, particularly the provinces of Cebu, Quezon, Masbate and Leyte. - The major corn producing areas in the Philippines are Mindanao and Cagayan Valley (Region II). Sixty percent of the total areas devoted to corn, as well as, 60 of the total production, is accounted for by Mindanao. - As of 2002, the Philippines produced 4.3 million metric tons (MT) of corn. Over the 1990's the total corn consumption averaged 4.6 million MT a year, 200,000 MT of which came from exports. Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers and Dealers in the Philippines Problems cited by the farm machinery manufacturers. 1. Lack of capital/operating expenses 2. Lack of government support policies for machinery manufacturer 3. High cost of energy/power 4. High cost of raw materials 5. Lack of credit facilities for machinery manufacture 6. Low sales volume/poor market 7. High transport cost 8. High cost of skilled labor 9. High tariff/taxes on imported machines 10. Poor quality of raw materials 11. Scarcity of skilled labor 12. Poor peace and order situation 13. Inaccesibility to market centers 2002 Mindanao database on available agricultural - 1 website of AMDP Corn Plant Disease Recognition Using Machine Vision - Schemes to implement corn plant recognition using current communications technology were identified Corn plant disease Image capture device Desktop computer/laptop 15

16 - Software development using Visual Basic programming language was finished. - The software has the capability to display gray images, extract the profile or area of the object of interest, and the perimeter of the object. A graphical user interface of the program used to extract some image features. Training and Extension Sub-program 16

17 Training and Training Manual Development - Three trainor s training on mechanization technologies for corn covering five regions of the country were conducted. - The trainings were participated by municipal, regional, and provincial GMA-Corn Coordinators. Region IV-A trainor s training on corn mechanization technologies September, 2003 Region VI, VII and VIII trainor s training on corn mechanization technologies October, 2003 Region V trainor s training on corn mechanization technologies November,