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CvSU MANUAL OF OPERATIONS
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This could be obtained thru direct market contact or through
market intelligence. This is the responsibility of the market
analyst.

B. Type of Production Activity

1. Broiler Contract Growing – A linkage with a private business
entity is necessary for this type of operation. This type of
agreement should be able to give a reasonable income for the
University in such a way that the business will be sustainable.

2. Swine Production – The piggery should be able to maintain a
good number of breeders and produce good quality piglets. The
pigs shall be sold as weanlings or grown as fattener and
eventually sold for its meat.

a.) Weanling Production – This in itself is profitable enough and
does not require the business to invest on so many feeds. The
piglet is raised to a maximum of 70 days in the farm and sold
according to the prevailing market price.

b.) Fattener Production – This means additional on feeds and
fluctuation in fattener price is a risk that the management has
to take.

The Manager should be able to assess the overall situation and
must be able to decide on whether to sell weanlings or fatteners or
both.

3. Crop Production
Being originally an agricultural institution, the University
or OBA in particular, maintains a crop production area and
plant nursery. The purposes of these two undertakings are: as
demonstration farm for hands-on training of students and for
familiarization on the business aspects of an agricultural
enterprise. The main products of this unit are planting
materials of forest trees and various tropical fruits, coconut,
root crops, dragon fruit, etc.

4. Food Processing (Coffee, Fruits and Vegetables)
Since most farm products are perishable by nature, it is
necessary that processing be integrated into production.
Fruits, meat products, milk that are not sold because of
oversupply should be processed and in that way can be stored
for longer period. Also additional value can be accounted to the
product this way. The Food Processing Center should be able to
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