Local Agricultural Development Framework

AbdulGaphor M. Panimbang

Project Title

“Developing Local Agricultural Productivity for Food and

Economic Security”

Project Background

This project is a continuity of the CAPACITY BUILDING initiatives towards enhancing the capability of the LGU’s and other stakeholders/players to effectively deliver the most needed EXTENSION and other support services geared towards the promotion of the local economy which is vital in alleviating poverty in region.

Project Objectives• General:

– To promote sustainable local agriculture development that will help generate employment, livelihood opportunities, and increase household incomes.

• Specific– Promote sustainable agriculture by demonstrating LGU

capacities to manage and replicate agri-extension service delivery

– Strengthen executive and multi-stakeholder mechanism

– Undertake municipal agriculture profiling– Assist LGU’s in formulating their respective plan

LAD Plan: Component Steps• Revisit the Municipal Development Plans/Municipal Agricultural

Development Plans• Formulate/update the LAD with strong emphasis on the business and

marketing aspects ensuring the presence of the ff:– Municipal Agricultural Profile– Municipal Agricultural Strategic Directions– Identified programs and projects– Five-Year Agricultural Development Investment Plan– Resource Mobilization Plan– Monitoring and Evaluation

• Plan Validation and legitimization• Plan presentation to resource institutions• Inclusion in the LGU’s Annual Operations and Investment Plans

Project Phase II• Enhancing LGU’s extension service delivery

mechanism• Provide hands-on technical support to

farmers by developing farm plans and replicating technology to communities

• Strengthening and institutionalizing the multi-stakeholder mechanism

• Promoting sustainable agricultural practices to become halal compliant

Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’s

Clusters of LGU’s Extension Service Delivery Implementation

1. Balindong •Support expansion of the fishcage to other areas. Tap the expertise of the caretaker for technology diffusion•Explore development of abaca for value-adding and high value crops for production and processing

Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’sClusters of LGU’s Extension Service Delivery

Implementation

2. Marantao •Support expansion of the fish cage to other areas. Tap the expertise of AT’s trained in fish cage management for technology diffusion•Explore value-adding support for corn production•Link with MSU-Marantao College of Agriculture and Fishery for extension support

Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’sClusters of LGU’s Extension Service Delivery

Implementation

3. Tugaya •Further evaluate support for the fish cage demo project which was totally destroyed by natural calamity•Link with MSU-Tugaya Community•Explore establishment of forest tree nursery to ensure raw material availability for the local wood craft industry

Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’sClusters of LGU’s Extension Service Delivery

Implementation

4. Bacolod-Kalawi •No accomplishment for the fiscal year 2006-2007 due to peace and order situation

Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’sClusters of LGU’s Extension Service Delivery

Implementation

5. Madalum • Further evaluate support for the fish cage demo project which was totally destroyed by natural calamity•Mobilize trained agri-fishery technicians to promote appropriate fish cage technology in partnership with local CSO•Explore support to coffee value-adding activities.

Municipal Agricultural Profiling

LAD Planning

Extension Service Delivery Mechanism

Strengthening the multi-stakeholder Mechanism

LAD Framework LAD Plan Validation & Legitimization

Reconvening MTWG

Support to Halal initiative of ARG

LAD Framework

Local AgriculturalDevelopment

LRP’sLRP’s• Technical assistance• Coaching• Linking with support

institutions

LGU’s

Local Resource Partners

CSO’s/PO’sFarmer

Cooperatives

CSO’s/PO’sCSO’s/PO’s• Mobilize its resources • Participation in terms of

needs identification, trainings, planning, etc

LGU’sLGU’s• Provide hands-on

technical support to farmer groups

• Replicate technology learned

• Inclusion in Annual Operations and Investment Plan

Key Actors for LAD

Thanks and Wassalam