My Community, Our Earth Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus

MAPPING OF POULTRY DISTRIBUTION IN DAVAO CITY

Proponents:

Ernie L. Balagtas Jr.

Gene Edyson E. Billones

Lawrence P. Deligero

Tristan L. Muñez

Carl Josiah M. Ocampo

Green Science Camp Project

Adviser:

Michael A. Casas

My Community, Our Earth Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus

Maps with Description

Figure 1.JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Magallanes Extension Bankerohan Street (B) to Market Basket Lanang, Davao City, Philippines (A).

Figure 2.JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Magallanes Extension Bankerohan Street (B) to Mabini Public Market Poblacion District, Davao City, Philippines (A). My Community, Our Earth Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus

Figure 3.JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Magallanes Extension Bankerohan Street (B) to Farmer’s Market Center Ilustre Street, Davao City, Philippines (A).

Figure 4.JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Magallanes Extension Bankerohan Street (B) to Market City Store Kilometer 5, Matina Crossing, Talomo, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines (A). My Community, Our Earth Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus

Figure 5.JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Magallanes Extension Bankerohan Street (B) to Bangkerohan Public Market Poblacion District, Davao City, Philippine (A)

Figure 6.JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Magallanes Extension Bankerohan Street (B) to Agdao Public Market Agdao District, Davao City, Philippines (A) My Community, Our Earth Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus

Figure 7. JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Corner Magsaysay and Del Pilar St. (B) to Market Basket Lanang, Davao City, Philippines (A).

Figure 8. JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Corner Magsaysay and Del Pilar St. (B) toBangkerohan Public Market Poblacion District, Davao City, Philippines (A). My Community, Our Earth Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus

Figure 9. JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Corner Magsaysay and Del Pilar St. (B) toAgdao Public Market Agdao District, Davao City, Philippines (A).

Figure 10. JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Corner Magsaysay and Del Pilar St., (B) toMarket City Store Kilometer 5, Matina Crossing, Talomo, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines (A)

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Figure 11. JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Corner Magsaysay and Del Pilar St., Digos. (B) toMabini Public Market Poblacion District, Davao City, Philippines (A).

Figure 19.Selected Suppliers of Poultry in Davao City: A. -JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Magallanes Extension Bankerohan Street. B.-Fertiliand Poultry and Agriculture Supply, IlayaPalasa, Sta. Cruz, Laguna. C.- JM Poultry and Livestock Supply, Corner Magsaysay and Del Pilar St., Digos. My Community, Our Earth Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus

Project Summary

The project aims to plot the nearest route from each farm to market in Davao City using Google Maps and graph the distances between the poultry farms to the markets in Davao City. This project specially looks into the issue of food security and farm to market locations and distances to serve as guide to local residents of poultry sources and markets which is most accessible to them. Moreover, this project can suggest making more strategic plans on how to make the local markets more accessible to the locals.

Objectives

This project aims to: 1. plot the nearest route from each farm to market in Davao City using Google Maps; and 2. graph the distance between the poultry farms and the markets in Davao City.

Methodology The location of poultry farms and markets were identified using Google maps. Moreover, the availability of poultry at every market was analyzed and the route from the suppliers to the markets wasgraphed.

Findings and Results

Graph 20. Distances between poultry farms and markets in Davao City

Distance of Poultry Farms to Markets in Davao

14 12 10 8 6 JM Poultry and Livestock Supply

Distance (km) 4 2 Ferliand Poultry and 0 Agriculture Supply, JM Poultry and Livestock Supply2

The data above presents the results gathered in the research. Figures 1-19 shows the routes that may be taken for poultry farmers to deliver their produce to the different markets in Davao City. These figures serve as convenient maps and shortcuts to serve as roads to be taken by poultry farmers. Moreover, Figure 20 presents a graphical summary of the distances of the different markets to the three biggest poultry farms in Davao City. The data shows that the shortest farm to market distance is at 0 km which is between JM Poultry and livestock Supply 2 and Agdao Public Market, JM Poultry and livestock Supply and Bangkerohan My Community, Our Earth Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus

Public Market and between JM Poultry and livestock Supply and Farmer’s Market Center. On the other hand, the farthest poultry farm to market distance is at 12 km between Fertility Poultry and Agriculture Supply and Market City Store, while the distances between poultry farm to market ranges from 2-6 km. Knowing these distances would be beneficial to both poultry farmers who deliver their products to the market and to the retailers in the market who may go to the site of poultry farms to get the products themselves. This therefore reduces transportation cost which in turn will be beneficial to the final consumers who will be paying for the total cost of the product. This research therefore promotes food security as it ensures that the right of consumers to pay for products at reasonable costs will be protected as cost of production specifically transportation is reduced.

Proposed Actions According to our findings, we suggest that there be a poultry-based central market on strategic locations and from farm to market. This is to efficiently and easily distribute the poultry in the city. According to PETA (2012), “Chickens are slammed into small crates and trucked to the slaughterhouse through all weather extremes. Hundreds of millions suffer broken wings and legs from rough handling, and millions die from the stress of the journey.” Chickens placed in the same crate with the corpse of a dead one can get bacteria from the decaying chicken body, and can therefore be contaminated of certain bacteria. To guarantee the safety of the consumers from food poisoning due to bacteria from decaying bodies of dead chickens transported from farms to markets, we also suggest strict monitoring of the local government against smugglers of double dead chickens. We also suggest a cooler, less stressful way of transporting live chickens to the slaughter house or the markets by applying variables such as proper ventilation, proper lighting etc.

Impacts and Significance Poultry or meat and eggs obtained from Gallus gallusdomesticatus is one of the main food sources of the human population. It is a vital source of low fat protein. Most chickens are grown on poultry farms where they will be grown for 6-12 weeks and will be transported to a slaughter house or directly to the market. In the Philippine setting, the markets would also serve as the slaughter house for the chickens which are sold live to the merchants, and the merchants would slaughter the chickens themselves to guarantee a fresher supply of poultry. With this study, the data on the distances of chickens from the farms to the markets will be of great help to poultry farmers, retailers and consumers.

References: www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/chickens.aspx Google Maps.(2012). Google Maps. Retrieved September 18, 2012 from http://maps.google.com.ph/