In partial fulfillment of the requirement in Science and Technology IV
Presented to:
Ms. Cherrie Caseno
Presented by:
Palmlody Capistrano
IV-Diamond
Feb 22, 2013
INTRODUCTION:
Quiazan Lopez is a barangay of the Philippine municipality of Batad in the province Iloilo in Western Visayas which is part of the Visayas group of islands. Quiazan Lopez is one of the barangays which are in the outlying area of Municipality of Batad.
The municipality Batad with a population of about 18,298 and its 24 barangays belong to the partly urban areas in the Philippines. While some of the barangays developed modern urban structures, some others, especially those which are seated in the outlying areas, remained rural.
In that outlying area in Batad, Quiazan Lopez is included for its old way of living and not that modernize as well. They had a low population and farming is the main source of income. Almost of the residents there is much concern on farming and as well as that they wanted what the best for their crops. The main crops there are rice, corn, vegetables and different kinds of root crops.
The farming is the oldest way of living of the people in the provinces. And farming is growing crops or keeping animals by people for food and raw materials, the one who take good care of it is called a Farmer. The farmers usually sow rice, corn and root corps in their field while the others are breeding animals of different kind.
Mostly of the farmers there are using inorganic substance in their crops. Such as chemicals, which is chemicals are crop protection products or agents used to control plants or weeds, diseases, insects or animals that are undesirable or harmful to man, and/or also to promote the growth and development of crops.
BODY: As time goes by the way of farming also change, from its simplest way of farming through such a modernize farming nowadays. Many
References: * http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Farm_safety_handling_chemicals * http://www.scientificjournals.org/journals2012/articles/1529.pdf * http://sciencenetlinks.com/science-news/science-updates/farmers-pesticides/ * http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-for-intensive-farming.htm * http://www.iaabd.org/2009_iaabd_proceedings/track3a.pdf