Enhancing profitability in rice farming in Asia through improved nutrient and crop management

Enhancing profitability in rice farming in Asia through improved nutrient and crop management Technical Report for 2009 submitted to the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) March 2009

Summary The project focused on transforming the knowledge intensity and scientific complexities of sitespecific nutrient management (SSNM) into easy to use decision tools and videos for extension workers, crop advisors, and farmers. Nutrient management decision support software entitled Nutrient Manager for Rice in the Philippines and entitled Pemupukan Padi Sawah Spesifik Lokasi (Location Specific Rice Fertilization) in Indonesia were distributed with training throughout each country on CD in the local language. Each consists of 10 to 15 questions easily answered by an extension worker and farmer. Based on responses to the questions, a field specific guideline with amounts of fertilizer required by crop growth stage is provided to enable farmers to increase their profit by applying the right amount of fertilizer at the right time to their field. In the Philippines, Nutrient Manager for Rice was also released as a web version (www.irri.org/nmrice). The decision tool was used in the Philippines to develop provincespecific quick guides on fertilizing rice, which were released and promoted by the Department of Agriculture in 75 provinces (www.pinoyrkb.com/resources). A video for farmers entitled Proper Nutrition Makes Healthy Rice Plants was developed and distributed in the Philippines via CD and the internet (www.pinoyrkb.com/resources). Another video was developed in Bahasa Indonesia and distributed via CD and the internet in Indonesia. Experiences from the Philippines and Indonesia with decision tools, videos, and quick guides for accelerating the uptake of nutrient best management serve as a model for replication with rice, maize, and wheat across Asia. Initial versions of six new decision support software were developed in response to requests from national and international organizations. As of December 2009, decision tools for providing field specific best nutrient management were under field testing and verification for wheat in India, maize in Bangladesh, and rice in Bangladesh, China, India, Sri Lanka, and West Africa. Multi institutional partnerships within the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA), the Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC), and the IRRI CIMMYT rice maize project in Bangladesh together with emerging publicprivate sector partnerships across Asia provide opportunities for accelerating the development, verification, dissemination, and uptake of locally adapted best nutrient management for cereals across Asia. Activities 1. Develop decision tools for nutrient best management practices in rice based systems; and deploy to researchers, educators, extension practitioners, fertilizer companies, and policy makers. 2. Develop materials such as videos and quick guides for farmers and training materials for extension workers, which facilitate the rapid dissemination and uptake on nutrient best management practices in rice based systems. 3. Facilitate development and implementation of multi sector in country partnerships to facilitate dissemination of consistent nutrient and crop best management practices. 4. Facilitate cross country learning and information sharing on mechanisms to fast track dissemination of best management practices. 1

Milestones 1. Released Web version of Nutrient Manager for Rice: Philippines decision tool in English and five dialects (www.irri.org/nmrice). 2. Released and distributed Nutrient Manager for Rice Tutorial for Trainers with training video and PowerPoint on CD in the Philippines. 3. Released provincial quick guides for fertilizing rice for 75 provinces through the Department of Agriculture in the Philippines (www.pinoyrkb.com/resources). 4. Released and distributed through national organizations a video entitled Proper Nutrition Makes Healthy Rice Plants in the Philippines (www.pinoyrkb.com/resources). 5. Conducted more than 40 training events. 6. Initiated development of a mobile phone application for Nutrient Manager for Rice decision tool in the Philippines. 7. Released and distributed video entitled Pemupukan Padi Sawah (Fertilization of irrigated rice) in Indonesia. 8. Developed initial versions of Nutrient Manager decision support tools for rice in Bangladesh; rice in Guangdong Province, China; rice in Sri Lanka; rice in West Africa; rice wheat system in Northwest India, and maize in Bangladesh. 9. Strengthening potassium fertilizer guidelines in decision tools by better accounting for potassium inputs from crop residues and irrigation water. 10. Established partnerships for dissemination in the Philippines with the national Rice Self Sufficiency Program (RSSP), the national rice program, and several state universities and colleges. 11. Facilitated and enhanced partnerships for dissemination with multiple organizations in Indonesia through a Facilitator Team supported by the IRRC. 12. Provided the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) and IRRI CIMMYT ricemaize project in Bangladesh through two meetings in South Asia with experiences of the IRRC on decision tools and SSNM dissemination in Southeast Asia. Technical Summary In 2009, the project focused on transforming the knowledge intensity and scientific complexities of site specific nutrient management (SSNM) into easy to use decision tools and videos for extension workers, crop advisors, and farmers. Nutrient management decision support software entitled Nutrient Manager for Rice in the Philippines and entitled Pemupukan Padi Sawah Spesifik Lokasi (Location Specific Rice Fertilization) in Indonesia were distributed throughout each country on CD in the local language. These decision tools quickly provide extension workers, crop advisors, and farmers with fertilizer best management for specific rice fields. Each tool consists of 10 to 15 questions easily answered by an extension worker and farmer. Based on responses to the questions, a fertilizer guideline with amounts of fertilizer required by crop growth stage is provided to enable farmers to increase their profit by applying the right amount of fertilizer at the right time to their field. In the Philippines, the project worked closely with the national Rice Self Sufficiency Program (RSSP) and the national rice program. The project partnered with organizations in the 2

Department of Agriculture (DA), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and rice growing provinces in training and promotion of improved nutrient management practices though use of decision tools, videos, and quick guides for fertilizing rice. IRRI staff participated in more than 30 training events, and partners within the Philippines participated in many additional training events. Achievements included: Released of a web version of the Nutrient Manager for Rice decision tool in English and five dialects (www.irri.org/nmrice). Released of Nutrient Manager for Rice Tutorial for Trainers with training video and PowerPoint on CD for trainers in the Philippines. It was used by the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and other organizations in the Philippines. Released of provincial quick guides for fertilizing rice for 75 provinces in the Philippines (www.pinoyrkb.com/resources). They were distributed, demonstrated, and promoted nationally by the DA. Released of the video entitled Proper Nutrition Makes Healthy Rice Plants and designed to provide farmers with guidelines on nutrient best management for rice (www.pinoyrkb.com/resources). An agreement was developed for the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) to distribute it nationally. Initiated development of three additional videos for farmers, which will be released in 2010. Initiated development of a mobile phone application for Nutrient Manager for Rice, which will be released in 2010. In Indonesia, the project worked closely with the national Facilitator Team, which was established with partial support from the IRRC Coordination Unit to assist the national Dissemination Team and Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) center directors in facilitating the dissemination of IRRC technologies for increased rice production. Achievements included: Released of a video for farmers on field specific nutrient management for rice entitled Pemupukan Padi Sawah (www.youtube.com/watch?v= BeONp6ZLuo). It was patterned based on the script developed for the video in the Philippines. Continued promotion of the Pemupukan Padi Sawah Spesifik Lokasi (Location Specific Rice Fertilization) decision tool through a number of organizations including provincial Assessment Institutes for Agricultural Technology (AIAT). Initiated development of a web version of the Nutrient Manager decision tool, which will be released in 2010. Initiated development of quick guides for fertilizing rice, which are based on the experiences of the Philippines. In 2009, the requests from outside Southeast Asia for development of country or region specific decision tools that quickly provide extension workers and farmers with fertilizer best management for specific rice fields was greater than expected. Initial versions of six decision support software were developed in response to requests from national and international organizations, the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA), and the IRRI CIMMYT rice 3

maize project in Bangladesh. Beta versions of decision tools developed in 2009 and currently under field evaluation before future refinements and eventual release in 2010 or 2011 include Nutrient Manager for Rice in Bangladesh Nutrient Manager for Rice in Guangdong Province, China Nutrient Manager for Rice in Sri Lanka Nutrient Manager for Rice in West Africa Nutrient Manager for Rice Wheat System in Northwest India Nutrient Manager for Maize in Bangladesh In 2009, the experiences of the IRRC in the Philippines and Indonesia were presented in South Asia at a meeting of CSISA Hub Managers, the annual planning meeting of the IRRI CIMMYT rice maize project in Bangladesh, and an international potassium symposium. As of December 2009, the experiences from the Philippines and Indonesia in transforming the scientific principles and research findings of SSNM into tools such as decision support software, videos, and quick guides for accelerating the uptake of nutrient best management were serving as a model for replication with rice, maize, and wheat across Asia. In 2009, about 168,000 pieces of the standardized IRRI leaf color chart (LCC) originally released in December 2003 for management of N fertilizer were provided through IRRI to organizations for distribution to rice farmers. Tools developed 1. Web version of Nutrient Manager for Rice: Philippines in English and five dialects (www.irri.org/nmrice). 2. Nutrient Manager for Rice Tutorial for Trainers with training video and PowerPoint w on CD for trainers in the Philippines. 3. Provincial quick guides for fertilizing rice for 75 provinces in the Philippines (www.pinoyrkb.com/resources). 4. Video entitled Proper Nutrition Makes Healthy Rice Plants in the Philippines (www.pinoyrkb.com/resources). 5. Video on field specific nutrient management for rice entitled Pemupukan Padi Sawah released by NARES for farmers in Indonesia (www.youtube.com/watch?v= BeONp6ZLuo). Publications Non technical communications 1. Mendoza TL. 2009. Finding solutions to the (p)rice crisis. CSA News (Newsletter of the Crop Science Society of America). 54(1):8 9. 2. Palis FG, Gabinete G. 2009. Love at first site. Rice Today. 8(1):32 34. Conference presentations 1. Buresh RJ. 2009. The SSNM concept and its implementation in rice. Invited paper presented at International Fertilizer Industry Association Crossroads Asia Pacific Conference, 8 10 Dec 2009, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. 4

2. Buresh RJ, Gabinete G. 2009. An approach for disseminating improved nutrient management for rice in the Philippines. Invited paper presented at International Symposium on Potassium Role and Benefits in Improving Nutrient Management for Food Production, Quality and Reduced Environmental Damages, 5 7 Nov 2009, Bhubaneswar, India. 3. Buresh RJ, Pampolino MF, Witt C. 2009. Implementing site specific potassium management for rice based cropping systems. Invited paper presented at International Symposium on Potassium Role and Benefits in Improving Nutrient Management for Food Production, Quality and Reduced Environmental Damages, 5 7 Nov 2009, Bhubaneswar, India. 4. Gabinete GG, Buresh RJ. 2009. Site specific nutrient management (SSNM): profitability to farmers, current level of adoption, and constraints to wider adoption in Iloilo Province, the Philippines. Invited paper presented at International Fertilizer Industry Association Crossroads Asia Pacific Conference, 8 10 Dec 2009, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Presentations and posters 1. Beebout JT, Buresh RJ. 2009. E learning modules for delivering current agronomic knowledge of rice production on submerged soils. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Society of America, 1 5 Nov 2008, Pittsburgh, USA. 2. Castillo RL, Sinohin PJO, Pampolino MF, Samson MI, Cruz RT, Badayos RB, Paningbatan EP, Sanchez PB, Buresh RJ. 2009. Nutrient Manager for Rice: an innovative tool helps farmers optimize nutrient inputs. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology, 20 22 May 2009, Davao City, Philippines. 3. Correa TQ, Laureles EV, Jayme NV, Buresh RJ. 2009. Sustainability of intensive rice production as determined from a long term experiment. Paper presented at the 20th Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 18 23 May 2009, Dumaguete City, Philippines. 4. Gabinete GG, Gabinete AZ, Samson MI, Buresh RJ. 2009. Dissemination and on farm benefits of site specific nutrient management (SSNM) for rice in Iloilo Province. Paper presented at the 20th Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 18 23 May 2009, Dumaguete City, Philippines. 5. Larazo W, Labios J, Medina S, Buresh RJ. 2009. Establishment and nitrogen management for maize rotated with irrigated rice. Paper presented at the 20th Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 18 23 May 2009, Dumaguete City, Philippines. 6. Laureles EV, Samson MI, San Gabriel RC, Suplido MEAA, Gabinete, GG, Cruz, RT, Buresh RJ. 2009. Fast tracking the delivery of improved nutrient management practices to rice farmers. Paper presented at the 20th Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 18 23 May 2009, Dumaguete City, Philippines. 7. Majumdar K, Pampolino MF, Buresh RJ. 2009. Site specific nutrient management: A simplified approach. Paper presented at RSC/RTCC Meeting for Rice Wheat Consortium, 2 3 Feb 2009, New Delhi, India. 5

8. Payapaya CB, Varquez RRA, Castillon EB, Malayao WC, Du MJC, Cahiles EC, Mendez E, Samson MI, Buresh RJ. 2009. Site specific nutrient management (SSNM) benefits irrigated rice farmers in Bohol Province. Paper presented at the 20th Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 18 23 May 2009, Dumaguete City, Philippines. 9. Samson MI, Castillo RL, Sinohin PJO, Pampolino MF, Cruz RT, Badayos RB, Paningbatan EP, Sanchez PB, Buresh RJ. 2009. Science based principles used to develop innovative tools on nutrient management for rice. Paper presented at the 20th Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 18 23 May 2009, Dumaguete City, Philippines. 10. Sandro JM, Correa TQ, Mendoza TLT, Samson MI, Buresh RJ. 2009. Videos enhance training and dissemination of site specific nutrient management (SSNM) for rice. Poster presented at the 20th Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 18 23 May 2009, Dumaguete City, Philippines. 11. Torres JAHT, Sinohin PJO, Castillo RL, Samson MI, Buresh RJ. 2009. Web site for facilitating dissemination of site specific nutrient management (SSNM) for rice. Poster presented at the 20th Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 18 23 May 2009, Dumaguete City, Philippines. Seminars 1. Buresh RJ. Sustaining profitable crop and nutrient management in rice production. Seminar presented at West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines, 19 Feb 2009. 2. Buresh RJ. Hybrid Rice: Fertilizer management. Presentation at Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) Annual Meeting, IRRI, Los Banos, Philippines, 25 Mar 2009. 3. Buresh RJ. Developing a research and implementation plan for improved nutrient management in Capiz. Presentation at Planning Meeting for DA Supported SSNM Project, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines, 2 Apr 2009. 4. Buresh RJ. Tools for accelerating the dissemination in improved nutrient management for rice. Presentation at CSISA Planning Meeting, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 26 May 2009. 5. Buresh RJ. Implementing field specific nutrient management in rice based cropping systems. Presentation at ACIAR supported Rice Maize Project Planning Meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 May 2009. 6. Buresh RJ. Tools for accelerating the dissemination in improved nutrient management for rice. Seminar at ICATAD, Bogor, Indonesia, Bogor, 15 Jun 2009. 7. Buresh RJ. Principles and practice of site specific nutrient management for rice. Seminar at Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 3 Aug 2009. 8. Buresh RJ. Why, where, when, and how to use organic fertilizer. Invited Presentation at the Dialogue on Organic Fertilizer, Bogor, Indonesia, 14 Aug 2009. 9. Majumdar K, Buresh RJ. Site specific nutrient management. Presentation at Meeting of CSISA Hub Managers, Karnal, Haryana, India, 10 Oct 2009. 10. Buresh RJ. Approach of IRRI to site specific nutrient management (SSNM) for rice. Seminar presented at Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad, India, 31 Oct 2009. 6

11. Buresh RJ. Advances in SSNM and Nutrient Manager decision tools: Status, challenges and opportunities. Presentation at ACIAR supported Rice Maize Project Planning Meeting, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 26 Oct 2009. Web sites 1. IRRI (International Rice Research Institute). 2009 Nutrient Manager for Rice: Philippines www.irri.org/nmrice. 2. IRRI (International Rice Research Institute). 2009. Site specific nutrient management. www//irri.org/ssnm. Training 1. Technical briefing on Nutrient Manager for Rice and how to use and evaluate provincial quick guide in the Philippines. Presented at Rice Self sufficiency Training Course (RSTC). 20 Feb 2009, PhilRice, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. 2. One day training of rice coordinators in Camarines Sur on the use of the Nutrient Manager decision tool for rice, 3 Mar 2009, Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines. 53 3. Hybrid Rice: Fertilizer management. Presentation at Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) Annual Meeting, 25 Mar 2009 IRRI, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. 4. One day technical briefing on Nutrient Manager for Rice and provincial quick guide for Provincial and Municipal Agricultural Officers of Quezon Province, 5 May 2009, Talipan, Pagbilao, Quezon, Philippines. 60 5. Introduction on different innovative tools on nutrient management in the Philippines and the preparation of provincial quick guide. Presentation at Second Quarterly National GMA Rice meeting, 13 15 May 2009, Butuan City, Philippines. 130 6. Introduction to different innovative tools on nutrient management for rice to Provincial Agriculturist of Negros Oriental, 22 May 2009, Siliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines. 17 7. Tools for accelerating the dissemination in improved nutrient management for rice. Presentation at CSISA Planning Meeting, 26 May 2009, Gazipur, Bangladesh. 8. Implementing field specific nutrient management in rice based cropping systems. Presentation at ACIAR supported Rice Maize Project Planning Meeting, 27 May 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 9. Dialogue with national partners in Bangladesh on field specific nutrient management for rice. 27 May 2009, IRRI Bangladesh Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 10. Training on Nutrient Manager for Rice, 23 Jul 2009, PhilRice CES, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. 40 11. Training on Nutrient Manager for Rice, 11 12 Aug 2009, PhilRice Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. 22 12. Introduction to provincial quick guide for 75 provinces in the Philippines and its planned reproduction, printing, dissemination and field evaluation at the provincial level. Presentation and discussion at Third Quarterly National GMA Rice meeting:, 12 14 Aug 2009, Davao City, Philippines. 135 7

13. Rice fertilization and introduction to Nutrient Manager for Rice and the provincial quick fertilizer guides. Presentation in community Farmer Field School, 19 Aug 2009, Tanza, Cavite, Philippines. 42 14. Nutrient Manager for Rice and how to use and evaluate provincial quick guides among seed growers. Presentation at Region 4A meeting, 2 4 Sep 2009, Lucena City, Philippines. 32 15. Introduction to Pemupukan Padi Sawah Spesifik Lokasi (PuPS 1.0). Half day training for agronomists and staff of PT Meroke. 7 Sep 2009. Jakarta, Indonesia. 38 16. Dialogue with Indonesia Fertilizer Work Group on accelerating the dissemination of improved nutrient management for rice, 8 Sep 2009, ICALRD, Bogor, Indonesia. 17. How to use provincial quick guides. Presentations at College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) 10 Sep 2009, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 23 18. Nutrient Manager for Rice and how to use and evaluate provincial quick guides. Presentation to provincial and municipal agricultural officers and rice seed growers in Cavite Province, 14 Sep 2009, Trece Martires City, Cavite, Philippines. 15 19. Training on how to use provincial quick guides. Presentation to Puypuy Rice Farmers Association, 23 Sep 2009, Puypuy, Bay, Laguna, Philippines. 28 20. How to use provincial quick guides, how to evaluate quick guides, and introduction to Nutrient Manager for Rice. Presentations at training course at Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Region 4A, 24 Sep 2009, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 29 21. Nutrient management for rice and how to use provincial quick guides. Presentation at the Federation of farmers meeting in the Province of Rizal, 24 Sep 2009, Rizal, Philippines. 90 22. Nutrient Manager for Rice and how to use provincial quick guides. Technical briefing for Municipal Agricultural Officers, 29 Sep 2009, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. 31 participants attended. 23. Nutrient management and provincial quick guide. Technical briefing for farmer cooperators of DA FAO Project on increasing rice supply in Region 8 and 10, 5 Oct 2009, IRRI, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 60 24. How to use and evaluate provincial quick guide in the provinces in Region 3. Training of technical briefers and techno demo coordinators on nutrient management, 6 7 Oct 2009, Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines. 27 25. How to use and evaluate provincial quick guides. Presentation at Rizal Rice Seed Growers Regular Meeting, 8 Oct 2009, Tanay, Rizal, Philippines. 25 26. Nutrient management and provincial quick guide. Technical briefing for Training of trainees from Agricultural Training Institute in Pangasinan, 9 Oct 2009, IRRI, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 35 27. Site specific nutrient management. Presentation at meeting of CSISA Hub Managers, 10 Oct 2009, Karnal, Haryana, India. 28. How to use and evaluate provincial quick guides. Presentation at Refresher Course on Participatory Adaptive Research, 13 Oct 2009, IRRI, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 28 8

29. Nutrient management for rice and how to use and evaluate provincial quick guides. Presentation at Laguna Technology Updates on Rice Production first batch, 15 Oct 2009, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines. 301 30. Nutrient management and provincial quick guide for farmers and agricultural extension workers. Presentation to participants of Farmers Field School at Bagac, Bataan, 20 Oct 2009, IRRI, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 31 31. Advances in SSNM and Nutrient Manager decision tools: Status, challenges and opportunities. Presentation at ACIAR supported Rice Maize Project Planning Meeting, 26 Oct 2009, Gazipur, Bangladesh. 32. Dialogue on with national partners in Bangladesh on an update on Nutrient Manager for Rice. 27 Oct 2009, IRRI Bangladesh Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 33. Nutrient management for rice and how to use and evaluate provincial quick guides. Presentation at Laguna Technology Updates on Rice Production second batch, 28 Oct 2009, Sta Cruz, Laguna, Philippines. 202 34. Nutrient management for rice and how to use and evaluate provincial quick guides for Local Government Units of Oriental Mindoro. Presentation at training at Agricultural Training Institute, 30 Oct 2009, Barcenaga, Nuajan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. 43 35. Nutrient management for rice and how to use and evaluate provincial quick guides. Presentation at Laguna Technology Updates on Rice Production third batch, 5 Nov 2009, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines. 202 36. Nutrient management for rice and how to use and evaluate provincial quick guides. Presentation at Laguna Technology Updates on Rice Production fourth batch, 12 Nov 2009, Mabitac, Laguna, Philippines. 202 37. Introduction of nutrient management for rice and the provincial quick fertilizer guide. Presentation to cooperators and stakeholders of DA UPLB SUC LGU Project on rice self sufficiency in Quezon Province, 18 Nov 2009, Lopez, Quezon, Philippines. 20 participants attended. 38. Introduction of nutrient management for rice and the provincial quick fertilizer guide. Presentation to cooperators and stakeholders of DA UPLB SUC LGU Project on rice self sufficiency in Albay Province, 19 Nov 2009, Libon, Albay, Philippines. 15 participants attended. 39. Introduction of nutrient management for rice and the provincial quick fertilizer guide. Presentation to cooperators and stakeholders of DA UPLB SUC LGU Project on rice self sufficiency in Camarines Sur Province, 20 Nov 2009, Nabua, Camarines Sur, Philippines. 15 40. Updates on nutrient management for rice in the Philippines: from research to dissemination. Presentation and discussion at the Fourth Quarterly National GMA Rice Meeting, 24 26 Nov 2009, Zamboanga City, Philippines. 150 41. Nutrient Manager for Rice and provincial quick guide. One day technical briefing for DA UPLB farmer cooperators and technical assistants, 30 Nov 2009, Padre Burgos, Quezon, Philippines. 20 9

42. Nutrient Manager for Rice and provincial quick guide. One day technical briefing for DA UPLB farmer cooperators and technical assistants, 4 Dec 2009, Lopez, Quezon, Philippines. 19 43. One day training workshop on nutrient management for rice, 9 Dec 2009, Romblon State University, Cajidiocan, Romblon, Philippines. 77 44. Nutrient Manager for Rice and provincial quick guide. One day technical briefing for DA UPLB farmer cooperators and technical assistants, 10 Dec ʹ09, Libon, Albay, Philippines. 31 45. How to use provincial quick guides, how to evaluate quick guides and introduction to Nutrient Manager for Rice. Presentations at training course at Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Region 4A, 11 Dec 2009, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 20 46. Introduction of nutrient management for rice: Nutrient Manager software, video, how to use provincial quick guide and its field evaluation. Presentation at ATI RTC and DA RFU Region 2 season long training of trainers on PalayCheck for Agricultural Technicians in GMA Rice Program, 15 Dec 2009, San Mateo, Isabela, Philippines. 35 Future plans for 2010 1. Develop innovative tools and methods for promoting consistent nutrient best management practices across research, education, and extension organizations and for disseminating these practices to end users. Products will include: Nutrient Manager for Rice decision tool targeted for extension workers and farmers in a. the Philippines (version 2.0 as Web, mobile phone, and CD based applications) b. Indonesia (version 2.0 as Web, mobile phone, and CD based applications) c. Guangdong Province, China (as Web and CD based applications) Nutrient Manager for Rice Tutorial as a non technical Web based orientation to Nutrient Manager tools Nutrient Teacher for Rice Tutorial as a teaching tools in colleges and universities Updated pre release versions of the following tools based on results of ongoing field evaluation and verification research a. Nutrient Manager for Rice Wheat in northern India b. Nutrient Manager for Rice in Bangladesh c. Nutrient Manager for Kharif Maize in Bangladesh Three videos on improved nutrient management targeted first for the Philippines and then revised for release in other countries. 2. Multi institutional platforms (involving public and private sector and NGOs) to facilitate dissemination of best crop and nutrient management practices for rice based systems. Products will include: Training conducted on improved nutrient management for public sector, private sector, and NGO organizations. Capacity building through materials and inputs to training of trainer (ToT) courses and technical follow up with trainers. 10

Multi sector partnerships operating in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Bangladesh to facilitate development and promotion of improved nutrient management based on SSNM principles. Partnership on SSNM for cereal crops in South Asia facilitated through the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) and IRRI CIMMYT rice maize project in Bangladesh and benefiting from the exchange of information and experiences between South and Southeast Asia such as through workshops. 11