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Completed on 2014
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Most Biliran lowland rice farmers are married males,middle-aged (40-50 years old),own the
land they till measuring from less to more than a hectare, and have attended elementary
schooling only. The farmers cultivate their rice fields twice a year without performing soil
sampling.Of the five fertilization practices, three have shown significant differences relative to
yield.These practices are: fertilization frequency per cropping, quantity of fertilizer application
per hectare, and basis for quantity of fertilization. Fertilizer type and time of fertilizer
application did not show significant differences with respect to yield.Lowland rice farmers in
Biliran, Philippines lack the proper farming education because they do not give importance
to soil analysis that is crucial to production. Thus, rice farmers need to be exposed to nonformal
education through extension services by government and non-government organizations