Farmers from the village of Amandayehn (Basey, province of Samar) learned to distinguish different types of insect - beneficial and harmful as well. In this part of the Philippines, Caritas Czech Republic together with the partner organization Rice Watch supports local farmers through the System of Rice Intensification. Farmers weeding their fields also recorded the numbers of insects among the rice plants as well as data on the number of tillers, heights or color of the leaves. Caritas workers led the discussion, accompanied by general recommendations and lecture about the developments of stages of rice (vegetative, reproductive and maternity stage). The rice on the picture is already on the reproductive stage.

Farmers from the village Amandayehn

Work on the field just begun

It is necessary to differentiate

Farmers during the day weeding their fields

All data were recorded

Farmers followed the instructions

In the rice fields also live snails

Local farmers collect insects using white nets

Farmers are familiar with the term "AgroEcoSystem"