1. Technology Information Needs Assessment Among the Farmers of Lantapan Bukidnon
Vel J. Suminguit and Dinah Q. Tabbada
SANREM CRSP/SEA Site Coordination Office

2. Rationale SANREM conducted all sorts of studies related to NRM
Many IEC activities
Trainings
Public forum
Cross site visits
Are our studies really responding to the technology and information needs of the farmers?
Are information and technology delivered in the form that is appropriately

3. Objectives
Determine the technology information needs of Lantapan farmers
Determine available, accessible and potential communication channels for disseminating SANREM results

4. Methodology Survey research design, structured interview schedule
Survey in 14 barangays
Systematic Random Sampling Proportional to Population Size
Descriptive statistics

5. Distribution of Respondents

6. Gender and Civil Status

7. Age Distribution

8. Educational Attainment

9. Ethnic Distribution

10. Distribution of Smallholders Farm according to Slope

11. Crops According to Slope

12. Income Distribution of Respondents

13. Membership of Organization

14. Exposure to Print Materials

15. Type of Reading Materials

16. Incidence of Exposure to Reading Materials

17. Manner of Acquisition of Reading Materials

18. Capacity to Pay Reading Materials

19. Ownership of and Listening to Radio

20. Preferred Radio Station

21. Type of Radio Programs

22. Listening Schedule

23. Television Ownership and Viewing

24. Type of TV programs

25. Viewing Schedule of TV programs

26. Farmer-Agricultural Extension Contacts

27. Distribution of Agricultural Technicians by Agencies

28. Frequency of Technician’s Visit

29. Sources of Information

30. Ways to Contact Farmers

31. Attended Farmer’s Technology Forum

32. Visited Techno-Demo Farms

33. Agency Conducted Techno-Demo Farms

34. Technology Used

35. Helped Farmers Using Technology

36. Technology/Information Needs

37. Technology Needs

38. Preferred Communication Channel

39. Preferred Communication Channel