Agriculture 6

Content Standard: demonstrates an understanding of

specific practices in planting trees and fruit trees

•Performance Standard: applies knowledge and

skills in planting trees and fruit trees

Learning Competency: 1.1.2 identifies successful

orchard growers in the community or adjacent
communities.
Let’s Check This Out!

Identify what benefit that families

and communities can derive from
planting trees and fruit bearing trees
based on the pictures that will be
shown.
Food
Oxygen
Prevent from Landslide
Source of income
Provide us shades
 Let’s Work for This!

Discuss the famous orchard growers in

the Philippines
Here are some of the successful
orchard growers in the Philippines  
Jose Mercado
(Merlo Agricultural
Corporation)  
Jose Mercado (Merlo Agricultural
Corporation) - He is one of the successful
orchard growers in Luzon. He grows and
sells coffee beans for three brands of
coffee popular in the market: Batangas
Brew, Cafe de Lipa and Kapeng Barako.  
Edith Dacuycuy
(Refmad Farms)  
Edith Dacuycuy (Refmad Farms) -
She owns the largest dragon fruit
farm in the Philippines, located in
Ilocos Norte. She distributes
dragon fruit here in the country
and also abroad. She also utilizes
zero-waste farming practices.  
Philip Cruz (Herbanext)
Philip Cruz (Herbanext) - He owns one
of the largest local sources of herbal
extracts. He established the pioneer
herbal extract manufacturer in the
Philippines, and is now exporting herbal
extracts in other countries. With that,
he is also among the list of famous
orchard growers in the Philippines.  
Paris Uy
(Live Green International)
Paris Uy (Live Green International)
- He produces organic vegetables,
and is now distributing fresh
organic products across 18 outlets
of famous malls and establishments
in the country.  
Senen Bacani
(La Fuerta, Inc.
•Senen Bacani (La Fuerta, Inc.) - He
is one of the famous orchard
growers in the Philippines. He owns
vast lands of banana plantation. He
produces five to six million boxes of
Cavendish bananas and exports
these to Middle East and other
countries in Asia.  
Remember!

Successful
Orchard
Growers
 Let’s Work for This!

Discuss among
your group the traits
that the orchard
grower possesses that
make him successful.
1. What are the keys to become a
successful orchard grower?
2. How do we start growing an
orchard?
3. What are the things we need to
improve orchard farming?
4. What are the qualities that he
possesses that help him become a
successful orchard grower?
 Memory Recall!

To become a successful orchard

grower, there are some qualities that
he should possess or factors that may
affect his success.
1. Interest. It is very important that a
person has interest in orchard
growing. If it is his passion he will
never be burnt out because he loves
what he is doing. Having interest in
this activity increases the chance of
success in orchard growing.
2. Knowledge. As an orchard grower,
you should have at least basic
knowledge about this. He should not
stop learning on how he can improve
his orchard.
3. Patience. Being an orchard grower
requires a lot of patience. It will take
months or years to harvest fruits from
your trees.
4. Innovation / Creativity. Orchard
grower should always think of other
methods, advanced and original, to
improve the production of the
orchard. He should think of other
techniques / strategies that he can
apply in the orchard.
5. Managerial Skills. Orchard growing is
not always a smooth-sailing
craft/business. During the operation,
orchard grower may encounter different
struggles that may/may not be beyond
our control. He needs the managerial
skills like planning, decision making, and
problem solving.
Let’s Answer!
Direction: Match the names in column A with Column B as it describes its contribution
as orchard growers. Write the correct letter on the space before the number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

______1. Philip Cruz A. He grows and sells coffee beans

______2. Jose Mercado B. He owns vast lands of banana plantation

______3. Paris Uy C. He owns one of the largest local sources

of herbal extracts
______4. Senen Bacani
D. She distributes dragon fruit here in the
______5. Edith Dacuycuy country and also abroad

E. He produces organic vegetables

Let’s Research!

Using the internet, research for some

success stories of orchard growers in
the Philippines.
 References
K to 12 Curriculum Guide, TLE 6 TG and LM

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Prepared and presented by:

ANA LORENA P. BAUTISTA

Teacher I
Culianin ES/Plaridel District