negros occidental food sufficiency program
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Pagka-on 2000. Negros Occidental Food Sufficiency Program. Situational Assessment. Mono-crop Economy. Situational Assessment. Low Production & Productivity A Perennial Importer of Rice and Corn Low Irrigation Development Percentage. Situational Assessment. Rice Crisis Experience. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Negros Occidental Food Sufficiency Program
Negros Occidental Food Sufficiency Program
Pagka-on 2000Pagka-on 2000
Situational Assessment
Mono-crop Economy
Situational Assessment
Low Production & Productivity
A Perennial Importer of Rice and Corn
Low Irrigation Development Percentage
Situational Assessment
Rice Crisis Experience
Farmer Dialogues
Pagka-on 2000 Milestones
Barangay Pulong-pulong
Pagka-on 2000 Milestones
Municipal-Level Consultations & Planning Sessions
Pagka-on 2000 Milestones
District Level Consultation & Planning Sessions
Pagka-on 2000 Milestones
Technical Conferences w/National & Local Agencies, & Consultations w/Private and Non-Gov’t. Organizations
Pagka-on 2000 Milestones
Enabled Service Providers
Pagka-on 2000 Guiding Principles
Empowered Communities
Sustainability
Pagka-on 2000
OBJECTIVES:
Attain Food Self-Sufficiency
Enhance quality of life among farmers & fisherfolks
Pagka-on 2000
Infrastructure Development
Productivity Enhancement
Creation of Livelihood & Employment Opportunities
Promotion of Crop Diversification
Fisheries & Aquaculture Development
Nutrition Management
Information, Education & Advocacy
STRATEGY: Integrate into a cohesive package all necessary components
Institutional Development
1. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Organizational Strengthening…
Pagka-on 2000 Programs
Reorganization & Streamlining
Creation of Agricultural Eng’g. / Irrigation Systems Dev’t. Div.
Organizational Strengthening…
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Strengthening of Prov’l. Nutrition Committee
Agriculturist Mobility Enhancement
Resource Mobilization…
Creation of Special Fund (Revolving Livelihood Support Fund)
Sectoral sharing from 20% Dev’t. Fund
Counterparting/Cost Sharing Scheme (DA, CARE Phils., Rotary Club, MBCCI, Neg. Bus. Forum, etc.)
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Institutionalization…
Creation of PDC Agri. & Fisheries Development Committee (AFCOM)
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Creation of Prov’l. Food Security Council
Creation of Irrigation Development Council
2. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Irrigation Development Program
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Farm to Market Roads Development Program
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3. PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT
Provision of Pre- and Post-Harvest Facilities
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3. PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT
Agriculture Extension Services
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Pest & Diseases Surveillance & Control
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4. LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE & EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
Alternative Livelihood for Sugar Workers/FFW Schemes
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Skills Training for Farmers & Fisherfolks
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Livelihood Assistance for Young Farmers
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Technology Dissemination
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Livestock Dispersal
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5. PROMOTION OF CROP DIVERSIFICATION
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High Value Crops Diversification…
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6. FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Fishing Equipment Support Project…
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6. FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Inland Freshwater Fishery Dev’t. Project…
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6. FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Alternative Livelihood Fund for Fishermen
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Reintroduction of High Value Mollusk/Shellfish Project
7. NUTRITION PROGRAM
Freshmilk Feeding Program (School-Based)
Insumix & Fortified Foods Feeding & Promotion…
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7. NUTRITION PROGRAM Home-based Industries BNS Support Program Bio-Intensive Gardening
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8. INFORMATION, EDUCATION & ADVOCACY PROGRAM
Pagka-on 2000 Scholarships
School-on-the-Air
Farmers’ Field Schools
Pagka-on 2000 Programs
Completed 39 Irrigation Projects, with 50 more projects in various phases of implementation
Program Results
Program Results
Increased irrigated area by 7,557 has., from 31,729 has in 1995 to 39,286 has. In 1999
Increased average corn production from 1.93 MT/ha. in 1995 to 2.95 MT/ha. in 1999.
Program Results
Program Results
Increased the number of carabaos dispersed from 350 heads in 1995 to 1,070 heads in 1999.
Program Results
Placed 80 full-time scholars in 9 different universities and colleges throughout the country.
Conducted 93 Farmer Field Schools (attended by 2,010 farmer-participants)
Program Results
Program Results
Established strong partnerships and cost-sharing arrangements (D.A., ARSP, Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., Care-Philippines, Rotary Club of Bacolod, People’s Organizations)
Increased average rice production from 2.72 MT/ha.
In 1995 to 3.11 MT/ha. by the end of 1999
Increased effective rice area from 81,480 has. in 1995
to 110,000 has. in 1999
Program Results
Overall Results
Increase in income of farmers by 20% to 69% depending on the kind of livelihood assistance provided by the program
Increase in total rice production from 222,000 MT in 1995 to 344,444 MT in 1999
Reduction of Malnutrition from 13.62% prevalence rate of underweight pre-school children in 1995 to 9.11% by the end of 1999
A closing note:
The Pagkaon 2000 program was a local government initiative.
Thank you & good day.