I.

PROJECT TITLE

INTRODUCING THE METHODS OF RESPONSIBLE POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK

FARMING FOR PROPER OPERATION TO THE OWNERS OF
POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK OF BARANGAY
VILLA ARCAYA, GUMACA, QUEZON

II. PROJECT BENIFICIARIES

This project will support poultry and livestock farmers, including the small
households who owns poultry or livestock in their backyard to become a responsible
farmers of their poultry and livestock business or farms. The residence will benefit as
well in avoiding possible contamination that leads to sickness. The barangay itself will
be a beneficiary of this project for the development of the poultry farms and livestock
that can be the primary source of the barangay’s income. Most importantly, the
business owners and other residences in the barangay will learn the proper sanitation
and proper operation of their farms.

III. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Barangay Villa Arcaya is more or less than 5 kilometers from the center of the
town, Maharlika high way. It is surrounded by the following nearby barangays:

North – Barangay Lamon Bay

South – Barangay Inagbuhan
East – Barangay Villabota
West – Barangay Inaclagan

Total land area: 207.47 hectares

Residential area: 25 hectares

Agricultural area: 127 hectares
Coastal and others: 55 hectares
Figure 1. Map of Brgy. Villa Arcaya

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 GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
LOCATION/BOUNDARY TOPOGRAPHY
Coastal Plain
Inland Rolling Terrain
Upland Hilly
Figure 2. Geographical Profile

IV. PROJECT RATIONALE

In the Philippines, especially in rural areas, majority of the household’s primary

source of income is farming, it includes planting crops and vegetables, poultry farming
and livestock. One barangay in the town of Gumaca, province of Quezon, is Barangay
Villa Arcaya. This barangay is not too far away from the town proper, it is a developing
barangay where most of the residence are farmers because of a large scope of arable
land. The residence of Barangay Villa Arcaya has growing numbers of poultry
including chickens, quail, and ducks, and livestock business like swine, goat, horse
and cow. Like other poultry and livestock farms, this barangay is not exempted from
being a source of contamination and livestock and poultry diseases. The problem has
become a major dilemmas in other parts of the world and of the Philippines.

Having a poultry and livestock business, the first priority of the owners should
be the proper sanitation of the farms. These poultry and livestock owners are
operating its business without enough knowledge on taking care of their farms. From
poor sanitation, diseases like salmonella, e. coli infections, influenza and etc. are
possible to spread from poultry and worst this can affect humans. This problem is not
yet existing in the barangay but the proponent is proposing this project to prevent this
kind of outbreak. In order for the Barangay to avoid possible diseases coming from
irresponsible farming of poultry and livestock, the proponent is proposing a project
where the owners of the business are supposed to be learning the methods of
becoming a responsible farmers of the barangay for proper hygiene and sanitation of
their poultry and livestock farms.

V. PROJECT OBJECTIVES

At the end of the implementation of this project, the poultry and livestock owners will:

1. Learn the methods of responsible poultry and livestock farming

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 2. Exhibit proper sanitation in their own farms
3. Show responsibility in farming poultry and livestock
4. Understand the importance of proper sanitation in poultry and livestock farms.

The barangay will:

1. Know the importance of monitoring poultry and livestock business

2. Learn how to increase its income by developing poultry and livestock in the
barangay.
3. Learn the proper way of engaging its farmers to be a responsible farmers of the
barangay.

VI. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

1. ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING
a. Social
Actual Population Number of Number of
Zone Male Female Total Households Families
1 155 161 316 72 79
2 176 169 345 87 84
3 135 137 272 67 70
4 183 189 372 86 90
5 178 156 334 86 84
6 130 121 251 53 70
7 135 144 279 82 67
Total 1092 1077 2169 533 544
Figure 3. Actual Population of Brgy. Villa Arcaya
AGE DISTRIBUTION
0-11 60 and
1-5 y/o 6-9 y/o 10-24 y/o 25-59 y/o
Months above
M F M F M F M F M F M F
2 4 17 15 14 12 48 56 62 65 12 9
4 1 26 20 18 10 45 57 73 71 10 10
2 2 14 13 8 15 53 47 51 47 7 13
3 1 14 24 19 19 56 52 74 71 17 22
1 1 10 21 24 8 63 44 69 66 11 16
2 1 13 14 15 9 40 35 53 46 7 16
1 3 15 20 11 11 36 44 59 51 13 15
15 13 109 127 109 84 341 335 441 417 77 101
2169
Figure 4. Age Distribution

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 Most common type of dwelling unit
RANK
1 Concrete
2 Semi-concrete
3 Wood
4 Nipa/Bamboo
5 Barong-barong
Figure 5. Dwelling unit
b. Political

Figure 6. 2016-2018 Barangay Officials

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 As stated in the Philippine Constitution, the state shall practice democracy or
the right of every individual to choose their leaders or official. It is held through
voting. The officials of Brgy. Villa Arcaya are voted and therefore be the leaders of
the Barangay, the secretary and the treasurer are the position appointed by the
barangay captain.

c. Economic
Source of income of the household's main earners
RANK
1 Farming and Fishing
2 Overseas contract worker
3 Employment in the government and private agencies
4 Self-employed (business)
5 Professionals
Figure 7. Source of income
Most common agricultural products
RANK
1 Vegetables
2 Root crops
3 Copra
Most common livestock and poultry
1 Chicken
2 Swine
3 Horses/Cows
4 Ducks
5 Goat
Other products
1 Fish
2 Charcoal and Firewood
3 Lumber
Figure 8. Products of the Barangay

Main Source of Income of the Barangay

60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Share from Real State Tax Share form Development Business and other Taxes Others
Fund

Figure 9. Main Source of Income of the Barangay

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 d. Cultural
Brgy. Villa Arcaya never failed conducting the Patronal Barangay Fiesta of
Mother Mary every year on May 9 and Flores de Mayo every May, 31. The highlight
of both events is the Santacruzan with beautiful and handsome king and queen and
constantine, the barangay officials and the residences give efforts in conducting these
events. Also, the traditional “Sayawan” never gets old, a 3-minute fireworks is being
showed in the Barangay sky. There are events for children like games, clowns and
mascots. Old citizen of the barangay is always conducting their prayer at the barangay
chapel, a priest is invited once in a month at Sundays for having a Catholic mass.

e. Spiritual

Most of the households in the barangay is practicing catholic religion. Here is the
percentage of religion in the barangay (by the number of households):

RELIGION
100% 91%

80%

60%

40%

20%
6%
1% 2%
0%
Roman Catholic Iglesia ni Cristo Muslim Other Religion

Figure 10. Practicing Religion in the Barangay

f. Technology

Most common transport facilities

RANK
1 Tricycle
2 Jeepney
3 Buses
4 Scooters and cars
Figure 11. Transport facilities

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 120%
99% 99% 98%
100%

80% With connection

Without connection
60%

40%

20%
1% 1% 2%
0%
Electricity Cellphone Internet

Figure 12. Electricity and other Services

PRESENT FACILITIES IN THE BARANGAY
 Pumps
 Water spring
 Elementary School
 Barangay Health Station
 Barangay Hall
 Church
 Barangay Tanod station
 Barangay owned faucet
 Basketball Court

2. BRIEF DISCUSSION
a. Social
Overall, the total population of the Barangay is 2169 people. They are not
crowded for a 207 hectares. There are 544 total families and 533 households, it means
that there are more than one families inside one house, but the number of households
compare to the number of families are not far from each other. Base from observation,
the people of the barangay are contented with thier living, social conflicts are minimal
and cooperation from the residences of the barangay is not a problem.

b. Political

Democratic way of choosing leaders is being practiced in this barangay.

The barangay captain is the head leader of the barangay while he has a help from his
council. The main function of the barangay captain is to identify the problems of the

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 barangay and proposed a solution or it can be democratic way as well, when the
barangay captain precedes the meeting and ask suggestion from the people. The
barangay officials are responsible for the budget and the allocation of the budget.

c. Economic

Because of a large hectare of arable land in the barangay, most of the

residences in the barangay are farmers, also the barangay is blessed for having
coastal area with healthy fishes. Also, a large almost all houses in the barangay has
small poultry or livestock at their backyard, some of them have large poultry farm. The
household produces income from their farms. The most common poultry is chickens
and the most common livestock is swine and there is a large quail farm. These
chicken, swine and quail are near residences and unfortunately creates bad odor, and
possibly creates poultry and livestock diseases that may affect people. The owners
throw their waste down the river and now polluted.

d. Cultural

The culture of the people of the barangay is not fading even already
tested of time. Until now, the traditional “santacruzan” is still the highlight of the
patronal barangay fiesta. A lady must complete the rank of the queens until she
finishes the highest rank.

e. Spiritual

This barangay is a Christian barangay, particularly, Roman Catholic.

There is a Catholic church at the venter of the barangay that is open every day. The
people are free to visit and do their prayer there. A priest is invited once in a month to
hold a mass, the space of the church is not enough to occupy all the Catholic. Also,
there are other religions such as Iglesia ni Cristo, Muslim, and other. But the people
are united spiritually, they respect one’s religion.

f. Technology

Almost of the residences in the barangay is technology oriented, they

have cellphones and other gadgets but the service of connection is poor. 99% of the

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 households has electricity connection. This barangay can be reached via tricycle,
jeepney and bus.

SWOT ANALYSIS

Strengths

 Barangay Villa Arcaya is rich in fresh fishes, vegetable, root crops, poultry and
livestock farms that is a source of income for families and the barangay itself.
 Barangay Villa Arcaya is not over populated.
 The barangay is located near the center of the town and accessible by any
vehicles.
 The residence of the barangay are industrious and resourceful.
 The barangay is complete with natural resources such as arable land, sea, and
rivers.

Weaknesses

 The owners of the poultry and livestock farms are not responsible enough for the
operation of their farms.
 The waste and carcasses from the farms are thrown at the river and sea therefore
making it polluted.
 The farms, especially poultry and livestock are producing bad odor and flies are
reproducing rapidly.
 The barangay is not complaining about the operation of these poulty and livestock.

Opportunities

 The barangay has 127 hectares of agricultural area

 The barangay officials can allocate the highest budget for agriculture.
 The barangay has many resources to be used.
 The residences of the barangay show willingness for the development of it.

Threats

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  The owners of the poultry and livestock farms are not knowlegeable enough to
operate these farms.
 Diseases may ooccur if not properly prevented.
 Flies and blowflies will continue to reproduce.
 The income will deficit.

3. IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AND ISSUES

a. The owners of small and big poultry or livestock farms are not knowledgeable
enough in operating their farms.
b. The waste and carcasses are disposed in the bodies of water.
c. Large farms are located in the residential areas.
d. Bad odor and flies are everywhere the residential areas.

4. SOCIAL MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES

Figure 13. Conceptual Community Development Framework

The community development framework is a continuous process that aims
to develop a plan of producing a responsible poultry and livestock farmers in
Barangay Villa Arcaya. The framework follows a certain phases.

Phase 1: Checking of poultry and livestock farms

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 The first phase is to check the poultry and livestock farms to identify the
problems that is existing in the farms. Possible problems are poor sanitation,
improper handling of farms, foul odor, improper disposal of poultry carcasses,
disposal of waste in the rivers, and increasing number of flies.

Phase 2: Creating a local committee

A local committee is created in the second phase, it is responsible for the

development of the plans and actions to be implemented, also it deals with the
budgetary matters, and allocation of the budget. A local committee may be created
through appointment by the head of the Barangay. This committee will be called
“Poultry and Livestock Development Committee”. The committee will be having 3
appointed persons in the positions of (1) Head for Planning (2) Head for Budget
Management (3) Head for Monitoring and other purposes. This phase is
necessary to continue with the next phases.

Phase 3: Determining Strengths and Weaknesses

This phase is about conducting a SWOT Analysis or (Strength, Weaknesses,

Opportunities and Threats Analysis). By conducting this, the committee will identify
the strengths and weaknesses of the poultry and livestock farms, as well as the
opportunities and threats it has. This analysis will enable the committee to develop
a solid strategic plan for the proper operation of poultry and livestock farms.

Phase 4: Developing an Action Plan

Developing an action plan is necessary to achieve the goal of this

community project. This includes the sequence of events and the activities
involved in proper farming operations, as well as the strategies that is best suited
to disseminate the information of this project, the venue, the budget plan and the
audiences and other people involve. This action plan is created prior to the SWOT
analysis.

Phase 5: Implementation of Plans

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 This is the stage where the plan is being put into action, the written
document is being put into reality. This is the phase where the whole community
especially, the target audiences are participating and giving their time and effort to
learn for the development of their community.

Phase 6: Evaluating
This is important for every project that are implemented. Evaluation is
determining whether the plan is properly implemented and the goals and objective
is achieved. It is knowing what are the learnings and achievement of the
participants. Also, it determines the performance of the working committee and the
effectiveness of the action plan.
This Framework is a cyclic process. Evaluation can be a source of the next
action plan to be developed. After evaluation, the committee will monitor and
conduct checking of poultry and livestock farms if the farmers are utilizing their
learnings and if there are changes in the community after the implementation of
the project.
5. IDENTIFY PROJECT SOLIDARITY IN ACTION

a. Dissemination of information
Posting of advertisement in the vicinity of the barangay. Including the date
of orientation, the target audiences, the speaker and other information. This should
be posted one week before. The project will he held for 7 days, every Saturday
starting 23th day of June until 4th day of August. The first day is for orientation, the
next three days is for poultry farming and the last three days for livestock farming.
b. Orientation (first day)

The project orientation will be took place on Saturday, 23th day of June,
2018 at 8:00 am in the barangay hall of Villa Arcaya, Gumaca, Quezon. The
orientation includes the specific guidelines, the objectives of the project the
rationale, the problems and proposed solution.

c. First day of Poultry Farming - seminar

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 Target audiences – small and big poultry farm owners
Date – June 30, 2018
Time – 8:am-12:00nn – 1:00pm-5:00pm
Number of hours – 8 hrs
Topic: Poultry production and its environment
Introduction to poultry farming
Land use and landscapes
Poultry housing
Feeding
Care and management
Marketing
d. Second day of Poultry farming - Seminar
Target audiences – small and big poultry farm owners
Date – July 7, 2018
Time – 8:am-12:00nn – 1:00pm-5:00pm
Number of hours – 8 hrs
Topic: Duties of poultry farmers
Possible diseases carried by poultry farms
Waste management
Poultry manure
Environmental issues
Poultry carcass disposal
Pollution issues
e. Third day of poultry farming – Workshop
Target audiences – small and big poultry farm owners
Date – July 14, 2018
Time – 8:am-12:00nn – 1:00pm-5:00pm
Number of hours – 8 hrs
Group presentation of a responsible poultry farmers
Presentation and giving of certificates to participants

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 f. First day of livestock farming – seminar
Target audiences – small and big livestock farm owners
Date – July 21, 2018
Time – 8:am-12:00nn – 1:00pm-5:00pm
Number of hours – 8 hrs
Topic: Introduction to livestock farming
Land use
Feeding
Care and Management
Marketing
g. Second day of livestock farming – seminar
Target audiences – small and big livestock farm owners
Date – July 28, 2018
Time – 8:am-12:00nn – 1:00pm-5:00pm
Number of hours – 8 hrs
Topic: Clean Slaughter house
Possible diseases carried by livestock
Swine production
Waste disposal and carcasses disposal
h. Third day of livestock farming – workshop
Target audiences – small and big livestock farm owners
Date – August 4, 2018
Time – 8:am-12:00nn – 1:00pm-5:00pm
Number of hours – 8 hrs
Group presentation of responsible livestock farmers
Presentation and giving of certificates to participants

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