This is the Study 2 of the project "Characterization, Evaluation and Utilization of MMSU Cassava Collections for Subsistence Households in Marginal Areas of Ilocos Norte".

Site selection and farm cooperator identification will be done within the 3 target coastal municipalities of Ilocos Norte. If planting materials are already available, establishment will be done during the onset of the rainy season farmer-research managed trial and strict monitoring will be implemented. However, cultural management practices employed will be done by the farmer cooperator and likewise researchers will do the data gathering.