Universal Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 9(6), pp. 258 - 265
DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2021.090604
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Awareness on the Benefits of the Adoption of Dairy Vermicomposting Technology in Selected Cooperatives in Region 02

Nilo E. Padilla ^1,*, Joe Ann G. Payne ², Ralph John S. Lapastura ², Errol John A. Cadeliña ^2
1 College of Agriculture, Isabela State University, Main Campus, Echague, 3309, Isabela, Philippines
² Isabela State University, Main Campus, Echague, 3309, Isabela, Philippines

ABSTRACT

There is a lack of information available on dairy vermicomposting technology in the Cagayan Valley Region, which has led to its non-adoption. The Department of Agriculture (DA) and other government organizations, on the other hand, have acknowledged and funded advocacy initiatives to raise awareness about the use of dairy manure in vermicomposting technology. As a result, the goal of this study was to determine the level of awareness, utilization, and adoption of vermicomposting technology using dairy manures, as well as to identify issues and constraints in the utilization and adoption of vermicomposting using dairy waste, and to suggest possible solutions. The Likert scale, frequency, percentage, and average mean were used to assess the data collected during the interview (FGD) and (KII). The average mean of the samples was used to calculate the levels of awareness, adoption, and utilization. According to the findings, Dairy MSMEs have an average level of awareness of 3.2, indicating that most of the respondents have moderately high awareness, while the level of adoption of Dairy MSMEs has an overall scale of 3.6, indicating that most of the respondents have a high level of adoption, resulting in a high level of utilization of vermicompost dairy manure. However, according to the distribution of the respondents' issues and concerns in the vermicomposting technology using dairy animal waste, the respondents' main concern was difficulty in integrating vermicomposting technology, lack of technical know-how, added cost in the production process, costly and limited source of capital and insufficient technical and financial support. As a result, the study suggests that capacity building and access to loan windows are steps that should be taken to increase awareness and utilization of technology to strengthen respondents' knowledge, abilities, skills, behavior, and incomes in determining agricultural long-term strategy.

KEYWORDS
Adoption, Awareness, Dairy, Utilization, Vermicomposting

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Nilo E. Padilla , Joe Ann G. Payne , Ralph John S. Lapastura , Errol John A. Cadeliña , "Awareness on the Benefits of the Adoption of Dairy Vermicomposting Technology in Selected Cooperatives in Region 02," Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 258 - 265, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2021.090604.

(b). APA Format:
Nilo E. Padilla , Joe Ann G. Payne , Ralph John S. Lapastura , Errol John A. Cadeliña (2021). Awareness on the Benefits of the Adoption of Dairy Vermicomposting Technology in Selected Cooperatives in Region 02. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, 9(6), 258 - 265. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2021.090604.