Building the Sustainable Rural Development Index in Asia and the Pacific Region:

Scoreboard on the Levels of Development of Rural Communities &

Country Performance in Rural Development

“Perspectives on Impact Evaluation: Approaches to Assessing Development Effectiveness.” Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel, Cairo, Egypt

March 29-April 2, 2009

Eva Benita A. Tuzonangelic4112004@yahoo.com

Department of Agrarian Reform-Phillippines

http://www.dar.gov.ph

Department of Agrarian ReformElliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City

Philippines

COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM

Adopted in 1993 by DAR Adopted in 1993 by DAR as its key development as its key development strategy in the provision strategy in the provision of comprehensive of comprehensive development development interventions on land interventions on land tenure improvement tenure improvement (LTI), agrarian justice [AJ] (LTI), agrarian justice [AJ] & program beneficiaries & program beneficiaries development (PBD).development (PBD).

AGRARIAN REFORM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGRARIAN REFORM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK

Background:

CCONSIDERATIONS FOR UP- ONSIDERATIONS FOR UP- SCALING THE ALDA TOOL IN SCALING THE ALDA TOOL IN CIRDAP MEMBER-COUNTRIESCIRDAP MEMBER-COUNTRIES• Support to Poverty Alleviation Thrust Support to Poverty Alleviation Thrust

of Countriesof Countries• Locate Social Reform Character in Locate Social Reform Character in

programsprograms• Multi-Agency Responsibility for RD Multi-Agency Responsibility for RD

ImplementationImplementation• Scope of the poverty reduction Scope of the poverty reduction

programsprograms• Available and Prospective Resource Available and Prospective Resource

AllocationsAllocations• Institutional Capability of ministries Institutional Capability of ministries

and Other link agenciesand Other link agencies

An Agrarian Reform An Agrarian Reform Community (ARC) Community (ARC) is a is a barangay [lowest barangay [lowest administrative unit] or administrative unit] or cluster of barangays cluster of barangays where there is a critical where there is a critical mass of farmers and mass of farmers and farmworkers awaiting farmworkers awaiting the full implementation the full implementation of the Comprehensive of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Agrarian Reform Program.Program.

WHAT IS AN ARC?WHAT IS AN ARC?

Locus & Focus: Rural Communities in different countries

Replicating a Model:

Prime Agricultural

AreasHigh TechnologyHigh Productivity

Integrated agribusiness

system approach

Semi-Prime Areas

To provide production

support system to the prime

agricultural areas

To serve as mid-processing or

market centers for the relatively

inaccessible areas

Satellite AreasInaccessible,

low soil fertility, low production

Inadequate facilities,

limited access to government

services & farmers

producing more for subsistence

than for commerce

3 M3 MODALITIES in rural ODALITIES in rural communitiescommunities

Basis for planning of interventions, project development & budgeting

Informed decision-making

Organizational capacity development & learning

Establishes substantive accountability and organizational positioning

Participatory/inclusive developmentParticipatory/inclusive development

Balance between quantitative and Balance between quantitative and qualitative dataqualitative data

Contribution AnalysisContribution Analysis

Wholistic/IntegratedWholistic/Integrated

Poverty & culture sensitive toolPoverty & culture sensitive tool

Technology basedTechnology based

PPRINCIPLES RINCIPLES

Organizational

Maturity

Economic & Physical Infra

Support ServicesFarm

Productivity &

Income

Basic Social

Services

Gender &

Development

Land Tenure

Improvement

Sustainable Rural

Development Index

7 indicators

27 indicators

8 indicators

5 indicators

6 indicators

5 indicators

RD looks at different dimensions using 6 Key Result Areas & 58 Indicators

1. 1. LLAND AND TTENURE ENURE IIMPROVEMENT MPROVEMENT (LTI)(LTI) Focused on assessing the extent of Focused on assessing the extent of

land acquisition and distribution, land acquisition and distribution, ownership, cultivation and the ownership, cultivation and the improvement in tenurial status of improvement in tenurial status of ARBsARBs

KKEY EY RRESULT ESULT AAREAS OF REAS OF ALDAALDA

2. 2. OORGANIZATIONAL RGANIZATIONAL MMATURITY (OM)ATURITY (OM) Assess the result of interventions under Assess the result of interventions under

the Organizational Building and the Organizational Building and Strengthening (OBAS) KRA. This KRA Strengthening (OBAS) KRA. This KRA deals with the assessment of the deals with the assessment of the organizational functionality and financial organizational functionality and financial viability of the ARB organizations in the viability of the ARB organizations in the ARCsARCs

3.3. EECONOMIC & CONOMIC & PPHYSICAL HYSICAL IINFRASTRUCTURE NFRASTRUCTURE SSUPPORT UPPORT SSERVICES ERVICES (ECOPISS)(ECOPISS) Assesses the delivery of needed economic Assesses the delivery of needed economic

and physical infrastructure support services and physical infrastructure support services to the ARCs, provision of credit and to the ARCs, provision of credit and marketing services, and rural-based marketing services, and rural-based industries established to effect increase in industries established to effect increase in ARBs productivity and household income.ARBs productivity and household income.

4. 4. FFARM ARM PPRODUCTIVITY & RODUCTIVITY & IINCOME (FPI)NCOME (FPI) Assesses the ARBs’ adoption of appropriate Assesses the ARBs’ adoption of appropriate

farming technology to increase farm farming technology to increase farm productivity and income.productivity and income.

KKEY EY RRESULT ESULT AAREAS REAS OF OF ALDAALDA

5. 5. BBASIC ASIC SSOCIAL OCIAL SSERVICES ERVICES (BSS)(BSS) Defines the existing basic social Defines the existing basic social

services in the ARC and the extent of services in the ARC and the extent of access of the households to the access of the households to the services. services.

6. 6. GGENDER AND ENDER AND DDEVELOPMENT EVELOPMENT (GAD)(GAD) Assesses the access to land and Assesses the access to land and

economic services, and the economic services, and the participation of women in participation of women in organizations and local governmentsorganizations and local governments

KKEY EY RRESULT ESULT AAREAS REAS OF OF ALDAALDA

Convenient way in summarizing many Convenient way in summarizing many components or indicatorscomponents or indicators

Aggregates all indicators and KRAs of the ALDA Aggregates all indicators and KRAs of the ALDA incorporating the assigned weightsincorporating the assigned weights

Useful in comparing many samples and Useful in comparing many samples and determining growth & development trendsdetermining growth & development trends

Indicators are link to performance measurement Indicators are link to performance measurement of different stakeholdersof different stakeholders

WHY AN WHY AN INDEX?INDEX?

DDEVELOPMENT OF EVELOPMENT OF SRDI SRDI AS A AS A BBASIS FOR ASIS FOR ALDAALDA

Indicators Are variables with particular characteristics or

dimensions used for measuring progress towards achievement of key result areas. Signposts to indicate movement towards a

higher level of development

CHARACTERISTICS

Relevant – measuring factors that affect the projects

Selective – adequate and meaningful Clear – precisely defined so that their

measurement and interpretation is unambiguous (more-or less – is unmistakably better)

Analysis & Interpretation

1. Computation per index using STATISTICA.2. Determination of the levels of development of the communities based on the following thresholds for overall rating. Communities are first classified into three modalities:

Satellite, Semi-Prime, & Prime Communities.

In each modality, thresholds are determined:

Level 1. Lower level of developmentLevel 2. Low-level of developmentLevel 3. Medium level of development

Level 4. High Medium Level of dev’t.Level 5. Higher Level of development

Issues in building the SRDRI:It entails a lot of groundwork at the country level as it needs key players.

We need adequate support to undertake advocacy-brainstorming sessions, forums, web-discussions, conduct trainings, research, workshops, and the application of knowledge and for its sharing to others. Establishing the index means evolving it based on consensus, and sustain it s relevance by incorporating those emerging issuesExamples, climate change and globalization.

Sustainable Rural

Development Results

Index in Asia Pacific region

ALDA Generates from the grassroots relevant indicative information on the

varying needs and capacities of people via impact evaluations

LinkInstitutions, e.g., BARBD

CIRDAP Contact Ministries, e.g.,

DAR

Civil Society + Private Sector

GDPRD,NONIE, 3IE,

AFrEA

CIRDAP Headquarters

Planning & Budget Agencies

Our business is to make rural development results tangible in the CIRDAP-member countries

Promotes Sustainable in Evolving Partnerships* Relevant Databases

on Rural Development Results

WHAT WE ARE ASPIRING FOR?CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS

Impact: Peaceful, Healthy, Progressive Economic Communities

Outcome: effective regional cooperation on RD

Outputs: KRAs

Inputs: various resources

Eva Benita A. Tuzonangelic4112004@yahoo.com

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