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Negros Occidental Food Sufficiency Program

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.

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Negros Occidental Food Sufficiency Program

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  1. Pagka-on 2000 Negros Occidental Food Sufficiency Program

  2. Situational Assessment • Mono-crop Economy

  3. Situational Assessment • Low Production & Productivity • A Perennial Importer of Rice and Corn • Low Irrigation Development Percentage

  4. Situational Assessment • Rice Crisis Experience

  5. Pagka-on 2000 Milestones • Farmer Dialogues

  6. Pagka-on 2000 Milestones • Barangay Pulong-pulong

  7. Pagka-on 2000 Milestones • Municipal-Level Consultations & Planning Sessions

  8. Pagka-on 2000 Milestones • District Level Consultation & Planning Sessions

  9. Pagka-on 2000 Milestones • Technical Conferences w/National & Local Agencies, & Consultations w/Private and Non-Gov’t. Organizations

  10. Pagka-on 2000 Guiding Principles • Enabled Service Providers • Empowered Communities • Sustainability

  11. Pagka-on 2000 OBJECTIVES: • Attain Food Self-Sufficiency • Enhance quality of life among farmers & fisherfolks

  12. Pagka-on 2000 STRATEGY: Integrate into a cohesive package all necessary components • Infrastructure Development • Productivity Enhancement • Creation of Livelihood & Employment Opportunities • Promotion of Crop Diversification • Fisheries & Aquaculture Development • Nutrition Management • Information, Education & Advocacy • Institutional Development

  13. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 1.INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Organizational Strengthening… • Reorganization & Streamlining • Creation of Agricultural Eng’g. / Irrigation Systems Dev’t. Div.

  14. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • Organizational Strengthening… • Strengthening of Prov’l. Nutrition Committee • Agriculturist Mobility Enhancement

  15. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • 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.)

  16. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • Institutionalization… • Creation of PDC Agri. & Fisheries Development Committee (AFCOM) • Creation of Prov’l. Food Security Council • Creation of Irrigation Development Council

  17. Pagka-on 2000 Program 2.INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT • Irrigation Development Program

  18. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • Farm to Market Roads Development Program

  19. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 3.PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT • Provision of Pre- and Post-Harvest Facilities

  20. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 3.PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT • Agriculture Extension Services

  21. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • Pest & Diseases Surveillance & Control

  22. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 4.LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE & EMPLOYMENT GENERATION • Alternative Livelihood for Sugar Workers/FFW Schemes

  23. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • Skills Training for Farmers & Fisherfolks

  24. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • Livelihood Assistance for Young Farmers

  25. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • Technology Dissemination

  26. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • Livestock Dispersal

  27. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 5.PROMOTION OF CROP DIVERSIFICATION

  28. Pagka-on 2000 Programs • High Value Crops Diversification…

  29. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 6.FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT • Fishing Equipment Support Project…

  30. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 6.FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT • Inland Freshwater Fishery Dev’t. Project…

  31. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 6.FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT • Alternative Livelihood Fund for Fishermen • Reintroduction of High Value Mollusk/Shellfish Project

  32. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 7.NUTRITION PROGRAM • Freshmilk Feeding Program (School-Based) • Insumix & Fortified Foods Feeding & Promotion…

  33. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 7.NUTRITION PROGRAM • Home-based Industries • BNS Support Program • Bio-Intensive Gardening

  34. Pagka-on 2000 Programs 8.INFORMATION, EDUCATION & ADVOCACY PROGRAM • Pagka-on 2000 Scholarships • School-on-the-Air • Farmers’ Field Schools

  35. Program Results • Completed 39 Irrigation Projects, with 50 more projects in various phases of implementation

  36. Program Results • Increased irrigated area by 7,557 has., from 31,729 has in 1995 to 39,286 has. In 1999

  37. Program Results • Increased average corn production from 1.93 MT/ha. in 1995 to 2.95 MT/ha. in 1999.

  38. Program Results • Increased the number of carabaos dispersed from 350 heads in 1995 to 1,070 heads in 1999.

  39. Program Results • Placed 80 full-time scholars in 9 different universities and colleges throughout the country.

  40. Program Results • Conducted 93 Farmer Field Schools (attended by 2,010 farmer-participants)

  41. 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)

  42. Program Results • 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

  43. 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

  44. A closing note: The Pagkaon 2000 program was a local government initiative.

  45. Thank you & good day.

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