Philippines - East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer

At a Glance

Active in the Philippines since 1999; over 84,400 farmers trained since 2015.
We currently train smallholder farmers on sustainable vegetable production techniques in the provinces of Bukidnon, Leyte, Negros Occidental, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay.
We provide intensive, hands-on training focused on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), promote crop diversification, and connect farmers to markets.
See our project history.

View Our 2023 Results

Male farmer holds some cucumber in between trellised rows.

Current & Recent Projects

farmers stand with printed crop guides in a shop

Sustainable Intensification Through Vegetable Intercropping in Perennial Crops

Enhancing the livelihoods of upland farmers in Zamboanga Peninsula through vegetable intercropping, thereby improving food security

Project Partner: BKCF

Female farmer and female trainer hold a tray of seedlings over a prepared raised bed

Upscaling of the Gulayan sa Palayan Project

Increasing rice-and-vegetable crop diversification while promoting an agro-enterprise clustering approach for sustainable market access

Project Partner: PhilRice

A woman farmer stands in her wood-framed greenhouse amid tall pepper plants.

Developing Vegetable Value Chains to Meet Evolving Market Expectations in the Philippines

Improving farmers’ capacity to deliver vegetables that meet consumer expectations for quality, safety, nutritional value, and price

Project Partner: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

Classroom training for the SDGCoco project

Capacity Development for Farmers of the SDGCoco Project

Training farmers on Good Agricultural Practices and the establishment of coconut-and-vegetable production areas to augment farm income

Project Partner: GIZ

News & Stories

A farmer and an EWS-KT staff member use an A-frame to find level ground.

EWS-KT Philippines Promotes Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) for Soil Conservation

Key international and local partners stand on either side of a map of Zamboanga Peninsula that has partners' logos on it.

New Project to Combat Food Insecurity in the Philippines Through Vegetable Intercropping

Emelita Baligat stands next to a cart filled with crates of vegetables.

Beyond Rice: Nanay Nene’s Story

Graduates sit at the RiceBIS graduation in San Carlos 24 April 2024.

Crop Diversification Project Reaches Over 6,300 Farmers

EWS-KT Philippines staff stand with Luis D. Bausa, the Private Sector Representative on the ATI PAF-ESP Accreditation Council. EWS-KT Philippines Knowledge Transfer Manager Girlie Frando holds the certificate of accreditation.

EWS-KT Philippines Accredited as National Extension Service Provider

EWS-KT Philippines staff members celebrate PhilGAP certification in front of the KT-Techno Hub learning site sign

EWS-KT Philippines Learning Site Certified by PhilGAP

Farmer Mirasol Abalora stands in her farm with harvested peppers cradled in her arms.

From City Dweller to PhilGAP-Certified Farmer: Mirasol Abalora’s Growing Success

Knowledge Transfer Specialist Aila Irizsa Ibanez and EWS-KT Technical Support Hub Manager Lysette Lacambra help farmer Rolly Cutang deliver vegetables to consolidator Centro Supersales, Inc., in Bukidnon, Philippines.

From Farm to Hospital: Market Integration in the Philippines

A farmer looks at their phone, which is showing the VeggieTap interface

Introducing Our New VeggieTap App

Learning Farm in Bukidnon, Philippines

Rice farmers in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija, stand with crates of fresh vegetables.

Rice Farmers in the Philippines Add Vegetables to Their Crop Lineup

The Philippines Team in Action

EWS-KT Specialist Explaining Cost and Return Analysis.

Explaining how to analyze costs and returns

EWS-KT staff holds a classroom training on harvesting and post-harvest handling.

Holding a classroom training on harvesting and post-harvest handling

EWS-KT staff and farmers cup their hands around the seedlings they have transplanted.

Transplanting seedlings in a prepared bed

EWS-KT staff conduct a site evaluation for a possible demo plot.

Conducting a site evaluation for a possible demonstration plot

Three women try to identify an insect pest in a clear bottle.

Coaching farmers to identify common pests in vegetable production

An EWS-KT staff member and a farmer inspect a young plant.

Scouting for pests and diseases in the field

staff guiding farmers in using plastic mulch

Guiding farmers in applying plastic mulch

Staff at table with printed guides for farmers

Welcoming Field Day participants

Staff showing farmer how to access digital learning platform

Showing farmers how to access digital learning

Introducing university students to post-harvest handling

EWS-KT staff gestures as she explains about soil health to assembled farmers.

Holding a training on soil management

Farmers hold trays of seedlings above a prepared raised bed.

Getting ready to transplant seedlings

Watch Now

Under the Sa Palay at Gulayan, May Ani, Hanapbuhay, Oportunidad, at Nutrisyon (PAG-AHON – Phase 1) project, we at East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer (EWS-KT) Philippines train farmers to improve their capacity in vegetable production. This is a joint partnership of East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer, DA-PhilRice and the local Government unit of Lupao, Nueva Ecija.

We train farmers on vegetable production techniques that help smallholder farmers to improve their yield and profit. We organize multiple training programs to cover different aspects of vegetable production including land preparation, mulching, trellising, fertilization, pest management and more.

Zaldy Doctolero is our young farmer from Lupao, Nueva Ecija. He started as a marketing officer who is responsible for purchasing vegetables from farmers, checking their quality and taking them to market. Being a farmer himself, he faced the difficulties of marketing vegetables and dealing with excess production. With the support of EWS-KT, Zaldy learnt about different production techniques that helped him improve his understanding of vegetable produce and market them right.

Zaldy trains other farmers on the information he learnt which has helped to improve the community of farmers.

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Young Farmer Success Story – East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer. Marketing Vegetables the right way

Under the SDG-COCO project, we at East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer (EWS-KT) Philippines train farmers to improve their capacity in vegetable production. The project is a joint partnership between GIZ and EWS-KT Philippines.

We train farmers on vegetable production techniques that help smallholder farmers to improve their yield and profit. We organize multiple training programs to cover different aspects of vegetable production including land preparation, mulching, trellising, fertilization, pest management and more.

Marie Elena Banal is our young key farmer who started producing vegetables with the support of KT in her small demonstration plot. The farm was about natural farming using organic mulch in raised beds. With the support of KT staff, she also makes organic fertilizers like FPJ, FFJ, etc. Her demonstration plot produced healthy crops that improved her harvest.

Marie has benefitted from the new techniques and urges other farmers to adopt similar techniques.

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Farmer Success Story – Sustainable vegetable farming practices – Knowledge Transfer Philippines