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March 1-15, 2000
WINROCK
international to co-fund project with BAR
by Thea Kristina M. Pabuayon
The Bureau of Agricultural Research Division
heads met with Winrock International Country Director
Inocencio Bolo last 2 March 2000 to discuss the different
aspects of the proposed project on the development of
dryland agriculture covering the rain-fed lowland and
upland areas. The project will be a collaborative effort
of BAR, DA agencies, Winrock International and other
funding Institutions. Initially, this will be implemented
in the areas of Eastern Pangasinan and Ilocos Norte.
The project will be aimed to addressing
and improving the productivity of the farms in the rainfed
lowland and upland areas, thereby increasing the profit
of farmers. To avoid the mistakes committed in previous
government projects, this collaborative undertaking
will underpin sustainability, environmental conservation,
social equity, and carrying capacity of the proposed
area with consideration to population influx.
As agreed, several components will be
included in the project. The first will involve the
implementation of institutional reforms that will improve
the delivery system and relationship between local agencies,
LGUs, and the DA. The second is capability building
which entails the improvement and enhancement of the
identified levels of governance (regional, district,
provincial, and municipal). Other identified components
are R & D activities, market and other infrastructure
support, extension support services, and access to market
informatin and statistics, education and communication.
According to Mr. Bolo and Mr. Rolando
Labios, BAR IDD chief, several considerations must be
addressed in the development of the project. These include
getting the community involved in the process of R &
D, identifying and packaging the best technologies and
practices inherently developed by the farmers, understanding
the social and economic aspects of the proposed area
of implementation, understanding the extension system,
and assessing the support system to the plan. Flexibility
of the projects should also be considered in crafting
the plan. Also vital to the successful implementation
of the project is the establishment of support services
(market infrastructure and other facilities) or application
of the "core periphery approach". Mr. Bolo
further emphasized that the proposed project should
cohere to the concept of the Rural-Urban Linkage Development
Approach. This will include the activities that will
also target the urban area for theproject to take off.
As an offshoot of the meeting, the group
has agreed to visit Pangasinan, Batac and Sarrat Ilocos
Norte on 27-31 March. Futhermore, it was agreed that
an initial concept paper must be prepared. This must
include other relevant information and ideas on the
proposed project and information on area-based economic
benefits, profitability, social productivity, sustainability,
and equity. 
March 1-15 2000 Articles: ::
WINROCK
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