Participants perform a demonstration of measuring farm lot using GPS, a required data in registering farmers in the RCMAS App.
BANGA, AKLAN – “This training would help us agricultural extension workers and farmers alike. The new version of RCMAS would prevent the dangers of overusing inorganic chemicals and at the same time would help us in saving resources,” said Jason Talco of LGU-Numancia, one of the 24 Agricultural Extension Workers from Aklan and Capiz that participated in the Training of Trainers on Rice Crop Manager Advisory Service v.4.0 held at ASU Conference Hall, Aklan State University Compound on March 14-17, 2022.
The four-day activity involved an overview of the RCM Advisory Service v4.0 (RCMAS), processing RCMAS through online and offline service options, trouble-shooting the application, measuring of farm lot using GPS, field visit, registration of farm lot and farmer in the system, presentation of action/re-entry plans, and RCM and SSNM basic fertilizer computation.
“We need to evolve, we need to get out from the modality we are comfortable in, we need to be better to give better service to our farmers,” stated Nicolasita G. Gallego, ATI Region 6’s RCM Project Officer, as she challenged the Rice Crop Managers in giving their service in the community.
Rice Crop Manager Advisory Services v 4.0 is a digital agriculture application for improved crop and farm data management. It uses digital technology to help and aid farmers with site-specific crop and nutrient management recommendations for their rice fields. The said application integrates agricultural production through recommended fertilizer application rates in print or through text messages straight to their mobile phones.
RCMAS 4.0 is readily available to download on Google Playstore.
