Negros Occidental Food Sufficiency Program Pagka-on 2000 Pagka-on 2000.

Negros Occidental Food Sufficiency Program

Pagka-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


Municipal-Level Consultations & Planning Sessions


District Level Consultation & Planning Sessions


Technical Conferences w/National & Local Agencies, & Consultations w/Private and Non-Gov’t. Organizations


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…


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.)


Institutionalization… Creation of PDC Agri. & Fisheries

Development Committee (AFCOM)


Creation of Prov’l. Food Security Council

Creation of Irrigation Development Council

2. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT Irrigation Development Program

Pagka-on 2000 Program

Farm to Market Roads Development Program


3. PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT Provision of Pre- and Post-Harvest

Facilities


3. PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT Agriculture Extension Services


Pest & Diseases Surveillance & Control


4. LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE & EMPLOYMENT GENERATION Alternative Livelihood for Sugar

Workers/FFW Schemes


Skills Training for Farmers & Fisherfolks


Livelihood Assistance for Young Farmers


Technology Dissemination


Livestock Dispersal


5. PROMOTION OF CROP DIVERSIFICATION


High Value Crops Diversification…


6. FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT Fishing Equipment Support Project…


6. FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT

Inland Freshwater Fishery Dev’t. Project…


6. FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT Alternative Livelihood Fund for Fishermen


Reintroduction of High Value Mollusk/Shellfish Project

7. NUTRITION PROGRAM Freshmilk Feeding

Program (School-Based)

Insumix & Fortified Foods Feeding & Promotion…


7. NUTRITION PROGRAM Home-based Industries BNS Support Program Bio-Intensive Gardening


8. INFORMATION, EDUCATION & ADVOCACY PROGRAM Pagka-on 2000 Scholarships

School-on-the-Air

Farmers’ Field Schools


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.

Negros Occidental Food Sufficiency Program Pagka-on 2000 Pagka-on 2000.

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