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economic growth of the Philippines providing employment to about 37% of the total
labor force (Rapusas, 2006). Farmers know how to plant but they need help in finding a
market for their products (Cena, n.d.). The farm-to-market process starts with production
and harvesting, and transported to trading centers where it will be stored, traded, and
hauled to consumers and finally distributed to the market. The existence of markets in the
Philippines encourages development in both urban and rural economies. The markets
and situations invoke market shoppers to opt for supermarkets where they can
The La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post (LTVTP) serves as the major trading
outlet for temperate vegetables grown in the highlands of Cordillera (Piadozo, 2013),
wherein it plays a major role in the Agricultural sector supplying 80 percent of the
countrys vegetable needs (Guieb, 2015). Vegetables sold in LTVTP daily are largely
unloaded in Pangasinan, Quezon City and Metro Manila. According to the LGU of La
Trinidad, the advent and rapid growth of population as well as chain restaurants require
technology and improvement of networks, many individuals are learning to plant, sell and
trade their produce. The LTVTP, however, can no longer accommodate the increasing
number of individuals entering the facility due to its physical condition which has not
been improved for a long time (Binay-an, 2016). This, in effect as evident today, results
to overcrowding, inadequate waste management and traffic congestion along the main
accommodate the growing number of farmers, traders, and vegetable dealers. The former
administration suggests that farmers, traders, vegetable truckers, and disposers have to
transfer to the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC). Unlike the LTVTP, retail is
not permitted in the BAPTC premises (Quitasol, 2016). According to the market
supervisor - Janice Binay-an (2016), wholesale will be transferred at the BAPTC while
Since the farmers prefer the present system of LTVTP, the integration of the
concept Farmers Market, a common retail facility, to the existing LTVTP will offer
benefits to farmers, consumers, and communities where they gather together on a regular
basis to buy or sell a variety of fresh fruits or vegetables from independent stalls directly
to consumers (Hall, et.al. 2007). The conversion of La Trinidad Vegetables Trading Post
(LTVTP) to La Trinidad Farmers Market (LTFM) will not just offer benefits but will
also contribute to the popularity and identity of La Trinidad as the Salad bowl of the
Philippines.
acceptable farmers market by identifying the factors affecting the efficiency of the
LTVTP both environmental and physical and to provide architectural solutions without
compromising the needs, activities and culture of the place and its people.
The study seeks to provide answers to the problems experienced by the users of
the LTVTP and its surrounding environment. Furthermore, it wants to identify the users
and their daily activities in the LTVTP which will be used as the primary basis for the
redevelopment of the facility. Lastly, it wants to determine the aspects and design factors
Problem Statement
Vegetable Trading Post that integrates the concept of Farmers Market addressing the
problems experienced by the users and their needs through participatory planning
The aim of the study is to redevelop the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post into
a La Trinidad Farmers Market in order for the facility to be resilient and be able to adapt
and accommodate several changes. Aside from this, the study aims to integrate and
Specific Objectives:
1. To define Farmers Market and identify its attributes that could be applicable to
3. To identify the users and their needs and activities to be considered in the design.
Research Questions
6. What are needed facilities that are not present in the existing facility?
7. What are the factors affecting the efficiency and capacity of the facility?
8. What is the local government doing to answer the problems of the facility?
A. Published Materials:
Holland, R., Bruch, M., & Hall, C. (n.d.). A Guide for Considering and
Developing a Farmers Market in Tennessee. Retrieved June, 2007.
Nedic, A. F. (2012, August). A Proposed Integrated Tourist Urban Market
Center: Redevelopment of City of San Fernando Public Market in Pampanga
Transforming Public Market and its Environmental Systems through Micro
and Green Urbanism [Abstract]. A Proposed Integrated Tourist Urban Market
Center: Redevelopment of City of San Fernando Public Market in Pampanga
Transforming Public Market and Its Environmental Systems through Micro
and Green Urbanism, 1-3.
Rolle, R. S. (2006). Postharvest management of fruit and vegetables in the
Asia-Pacific region. Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization.
B. Electronic Sources
Borja, B. A. (n.d.). P400-M veggie trading post to rise in Trinidad. Retrieved
September 16, 2016, from http://northphiltimes.blogspot.com/2011/04/p400-
m-veggie-trading-post-to-rise-in.html
Guieb, M. (2015, February 5). Biggest, Innovative agriculture trading center
to open in March. Retrieved September 3, 2016, from http://www.
Businessmirror.com.ph/2015/02/05/biggest-innovative-agriculture-trading-
center-to-open-in-march/
Piadozo, M. S. (2013). Efficiency OF benguet vegetable price linkages.
Retrieved from www.issaas.org/journal/v19/02/journal-issaas-v19n2-12-
piadozo.pdf.
Quitasol, K. (2016, February 7). 3,000 farmers being moved out of trading
post for DA project. Inquirer.net. Retrieved September 9, 2016, from
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/762248/3000-farmers-being-moved-out-of-
trading-post-for-da-project#ixzz4JkWGGxJb
C. Interviews
Binay-an, J. A. (September 2016) LTVTP [Interview].
Statement of the problem
a. user
b. environment
a. Farmers
b. Traders
c. Vegetable truckers
d. Purchasers
e. Administration
f. Packers
g. Dealers
h. Porters
i. Retailers
a. Cultural
b. Social
c. Space planning
d. Sense of place
e. guidelines
Objective:
a. Culturally
b. socially
Trinidad brings the need to develop its facilities and infrastructure to accommodate the
changes. Because of the development of the municipality, more establishments are being
constructed such as food chains, restaurants, and hotels. These establishments require
The study will benefit the local farmers by improving their livelihood and
business by providing a more efficient farmers' market which will allow them to trade
With the reduction of post-harvest loss, the LTFM will be beneficial to the
economy of the municipality of La Trinidad through the selling and promotion of local
Furthermore, the facility will encourage social interaction through open spaces that is
integrated in the design solution while ensuring the safety and security of the people.
The study will rejuvenate the physical and systematic conditions from the
deteriorating, dim, unsanitary, unsafe, and unorganized conditions. It will ease the
marketing process of the market and improve the quality of service and the flow of
development La Trinidad Farmers Market. It begins with determining who the users
are, their activities, and cultural and social factors attached with them through personal
interviews. The expected output from these information are the users needs and activities
in the market, and La Trinidads unifying element. Data gathered will be interpreted and
will be used in designing the Farmers Market. This is called Participatory design.
Another critical factor to be considered are the environmental factors, which will
be identified through the analysis of the site and its surrounding environment, affecting
the efficiency and effectivity of the existing facility. This will be done through ocular
inspection, observation and simulations based on the site criteria for Retail Markets. The
expected output from data gathered is the environmental factors, its impact to the market
electronic sources, published articles from newspapers and journals. These references
will be compared to each other to find their common knowledge and to find a gap. The
expected output from the synthesis and analysis of these data is the concept of the
Farmers Market.
Case studies about existing Farmers, Market will also be collected through
research from published and electronic sources. These case studies will be compared to
determine their commonalities. The expected output will be the recent trends in the
guidelines such as the National Building Code, Local Ordinances, Rules and Regulations,
Batasang Pambansa blg., 344, Fire Code, Plumbing Code, and International Public
Market Code will be used for checking in order to come up with a Law-Abiding Farmers
Market.
The three (3) outputs stated above will be used for the procurement of a schematic
design consisting of: the preliminary building character, space planning, functional areas
and open spaces that will lead to an architectural solution for the final proposal of the La
The following procedures will help and guide the researchers in conducting the
study in order to attain objectives and eventually come up with a solution to the design
problem.
Methods of Inquiry. The initial step of the research is to analyze and understand the
problem of the study La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post, which demonstrates the
The grounded theory will be used as a research method in data collection and
analysis. Data collection would include semi structured viewing, participant observation,
and focus groups. Texts and documents pertaining to problems and issues experienced in
the existing La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post will also be included in data collection.
Through grounded theory, the researchers will continuously review the earlier stages of
the research. During the onset of meetings and interviews, the researchers will extract
information from all of the concerned people in the study, namely: farmers, traders,
porters, packers, retailers and consumers. After which, the researchers will ground the
information gathered or perceive the situations/issues in the views of the participants and
analyze thereafter. Researchers will move back and forth between the two stated
processes in order to identify the most appropriate concept that can be applied and upon
the second interview, the researchers, through participatory design, will introduce the
concept of Farmers Market. About two (2) to three (3) schematic designs/proposals of
participants/users until the researchers arrive at the best solution to the problem.
Site analysis will be done to establish a detailed assessment of the projects
strength, weakness, opportunities and treats which will be highly considered in the study
and for the proposed design. Along with site analysis, ocular visits, site inventory and
related to the site should be gathered to identify additional needs of the study.
information on the meaning and the evolution process of Retail Markets. This literature
review includes research on the nature and design of Farmers Markets and background of
the city to further learn the different aspects that are essential in the study. Intensive
research on foreign and local precedent markets will be conducted to help the researchers
discuss the technologies that can be applied to the study and to justify the need of spaces
and relation of areas and design that will be applicable to the problem.
researchers as the researchers visit precedent markets for the research. All information
and data gathered by the researcher will be critically analyzed and studied by cross-
examining if it complies with the existing national development controls and design