WELCOME TO THE SCIENCE CITY OF MUŇOZ!!!

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1 WELCOME TO THE SCIENCE CITY OF MUŇOZ!!!

2 Urban Agriculture and Urban Food System in the Science City of Muñoz

3 The Science City of Muñoz MANILA One of the five (5) cities in the Province of Nueva Ecija The first and only Science City in the Philippines 147 kms north of Manila 30 kms away from Cabanatuan City 12 kms away from San Jose City

4 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC Boundaries: North West South Southwest East : Lupao : Talugtug & Guimba : Sto. Domingo : Talavera : San Jose City & Llanera Number of Barangays : 37 Urban : 6 barangays Rural : 31 barangays Land Use in Hectares: Total Area : 16,305 Ha

5 Total population (2014) 94,793 Urban population 32,774 Population Growth Rate Administrative Land Area (km2) Land devoted to agriculture 60.22% Good Governance Exemplar City Development Strategy Site Good Urban Governance Area Secure Tenure Site MDG Localization Pilot Site Number of Households Number of Barangays 19,151 37

6 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)

7 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Central Luzon State University (CLSU)

8 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Philippine Carabao Center (PCC)

9 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech)

10 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - National Freshwater Fisheries, Technology Center (BFAR-NFFTC)

11 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)

12 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Department of Science and Technology Provincial Science and Technology Center (DOST-NE)

13 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Philippine Sino Center for Agricultural Technology (PhilSCAT)

14 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: National Small Ruminant Center (NSRC)

15 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Fruits and Vegetables Seeds Center (FVSC)

16 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Philippine-Israel Center for Agricultural Training (PICAT)

17 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: National Irrigation Administration

18 Distribution of Subsidized Rice Seeds Distribution of 1,650 bags of SL-8H Hybid seeds under the Rehabilitation Program of Rice

19 Fingerlings Dispersal Dispersal of tilapia fingerlings to small farm reservoirs and fishpond projects in different communities in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Freshwater and Fisheries Training and Research Center

20 Institutional Development Activities Skills training like vermiculture and vegetable processing for the Rural Improvement Club Members (Women s Organization) and hog dispersal project for the Youth Club

21 Farm Business School Farm Business School, a season-long training on Capacity Building of Small Farmers in Entrepreneurship-Development and Market Access, a collaborative project of the Local Government Unit of Science City of Muñoz, Food and Agriculture Organization, Department of Agrarian Reform and Department of Agriculture

22 Rice Seed Production meetings/seminars Briefing on Rice Seed Production to Ani ng Masaganang Buhay (AMU) cooperators Dept of Agriculture

23 Livelihood Mushroom Production Goat Dispersed to 4-H Club members of Brgy. San Andres Dept of Agriculture

24 City Agriculture and Fishery Council Establishment of Dairy Processing Plant in barangay Catalanacan, a collaborative project of Department of Trade and Industry, City Agriculture and Fishery Council and the Local Government Unit of Science City of Muñoz

25 Urban Agriculture and Food System Urban Gardening practice in the Science City of Muñoz

26 Urban Agriculture and Food System Using recycled materials like soda plastic bottles as potting material for vegetables.

27 Urban Agriculture and Food System Bakuran ko, Gulayan ko Program (Vegetable Patch Backyard Project)