Doing research one day, I stumbled upon a section in the website of the Philippine Council for Agricultural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) that tackles organic farming in the Philippines. The section is called Philippine Organic Agriculture Information Network or Phil-Organic (click here for the link).
This 'sub-site' is very useful, especially to those doing research or wanting to learn more about organic farming in our country. It has good features like Research and Development, Media Resources, and Directory. Links to other helpful and reliable websites, mostly official ones, are also gathered in Phil-Organic, reducing the hassles of looking for information on the internet.
Another good thing about Phil-Organic is that it situates organic farming in the Philippine context. There are a number of other reliable websites dedicated to organic farming, but a lot of them are based in other countries. In Phil-Organic, one can be sure that the information supplied are applicable to our land.
However, Phil-Organic is not updated often. It would be so much better if PCARRD feeds this section with up-to-date information every now and then.
Also, websites can provide information only to those who actually have internet access. Since a huge part of the target audience of Phil-Organic are farmers who may not be able to access the net, this site may not serve its purpose fully. Although it may be already helpful to the working sector and researchers, PCARRD should also consider launching more accessible versions of Phil-Organic, like books and newsletters. This way, the farmers and other people without internet access can still benefit from it.
But lapses aside, I find Phil-Organic a very good media construction. I highly recommend it to everyone who needs to know more about Philippine Organic Farming, especially to student-researchers.
Hyacinth*
This 'sub-site' is very useful, especially to those doing research or wanting to learn more about organic farming in our country. It has good features like Research and Development, Media Resources, and Directory. Links to other helpful and reliable websites, mostly official ones, are also gathered in Phil-Organic, reducing the hassles of looking for information on the internet.
Another good thing about Phil-Organic is that it situates organic farming in the Philippine context. There are a number of other reliable websites dedicated to organic farming, but a lot of them are based in other countries. In Phil-Organic, one can be sure that the information supplied are applicable to our land.
However, Phil-Organic is not updated often. It would be so much better if PCARRD feeds this section with up-to-date information every now and then.
Also, websites can provide information only to those who actually have internet access. Since a huge part of the target audience of Phil-Organic are farmers who may not be able to access the net, this site may not serve its purpose fully. Although it may be already helpful to the working sector and researchers, PCARRD should also consider launching more accessible versions of Phil-Organic, like books and newsletters. This way, the farmers and other people without internet access can still benefit from it.
But lapses aside, I find Phil-Organic a very good media construction. I highly recommend it to everyone who needs to know more about Philippine Organic Farming, especially to student-researchers.
Hyacinth*
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cool!!
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