Impact Evaluation of the Extension Program on Goat Production Conducted by the College of Agriculturein Calaoagan, Piat, Cagayan

Abstract

Evaluation may give visibility to a good idea and new language that can communicate new ways of viewing extension to others who also may want to share an experiment.This study was conducted in Barangay Calaoagan, Piat, Cagayan, on October 20, 2023. The methodology employed in this undertaking includes a descriptive design utilizing a weighted mean through simple random sampling among the respondents. This study aimed to assess the extent of the contribution of the extension activity of the College of Agriculture to the social, economic, cultural, and environmental status of the community. The salient findings of this study reveal a little impact on the lives of the recipients in the community. In particular, the income derived from selling goats was used by the beneficiaries for the education of their children and the purchase of goods for family living. However, great challenges were encountered along the way, such as; insufficient coordination with barangay officials;  inadequate technical assistance due to the restrictions brought by the COVID pandemic; mortality of some animals due to the unpredictable weather conditions coupled with poor housing facilities, thereby causing illness among the animals; there was no dispersed buck (male goat) to cater to the breeding needs of the doe (female goat) during their estrus period that could facilitate their pregnancy; and tracing the beneficiaries of the next dispersal among the original recipient was not evident.In order to assure the success of the next project, the engagement of barangay officials in all facets of the extension program should be in place. It is likewise encouraged that the project should have a project team that always bases their intervention on needs assessment, crafts a sustainability plan toward self-reliance, and implements project monitoring and coaching.