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April 1-30, 2007
CPAR project consultation in 10 poorest provinces completed
By Ellaine Grace L. Nagpala
Photos courtesy of CPAR Proc Doc Team
 The consultations on the 10 poorest provinces in the country for Community-based Participatory Action Research (CPAR) projects of the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) have been completed.
The first consultation on the 10 provinces was held last March 19-22 in Masbate. The consultation for the remaining nine provinces took place during the whole month of April.
Different consultation teams were created to visit the provinces of Camarines Norte, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Sarangani, Maguindanao, and Mt. Province.
A simultaneous consultation was done from April 11 to 13 in Camarines Norte and Lanao del Norte by two different teams.
 Selected site for the implementation of CPAR project in Camarines Norte and barangays Tigbinan and Guisican for the town of Labo and barangays Rizal and San Lorenzo for the town of Sta. Elena. For Labo, the problems identified were lack of irrigation equipment, integrated farming system, development of pasture area, absence of solar drier, and construction of hanging bridge were identified. Other problems were on illegal fishing, illegal logging, poor water supply caused by landslide, provision for low interest in agricultural loan, construction of new bridges, and pasture area development were identified. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) was already signed by the region and BAR while the finalization of the proposal for the identified project is being accomplished.
For Lanao del Norte, three barangays in the town of Kapatagan—Balili, Concepcion and Lapinig—were selected for the implementation of the CPAR project. The proposal for the identified projects for the three barangays is being finalized while the MOA is ready for signature by the Regional Executive Director (RED) of Region 10.
On the third week of April, two provinces in the Zamboanga peninsula and Caraga region were visited.
From April 16 to 20, separate consultation teams visited Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay in the Zamboanga peninsula region and Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Norte in the Caraga region. The selected sites for the implementation of the CPAR project were barangays Coloran, Mirangan, and Balucanan in the town of Siay in Zamboanga Sibugay and barangays Litalip, Ilihan, and Tamil in the town of Jose Dalman in Zamboanga del Norte.
MOAs for the two provinces were already signed by the region and BAR which will be followed by the submission of proposals.
MOAs for Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Norte were already submitted to BAR accompanied by the necessary attachments. Selected sites for the implementation of the project in Agusan del Sur are barangays Afga, El Rio, and Mahayahay in the town of Sibagat. For Surigao del Norte, the selected sites are barangays Villaflor, Villafranca, and San Isidro in the town of Gigaquit.
The last batch of consultation was held in Saranggani, Maguindanao, and Mt. Province on April 23-27. In Sarangani, three barangays were selected in the town of Malapatan for the implementation of the CPAR projct. These are Tuyan, Libi, and Lun Masla. Three barangays were also selected in Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao, namely: Adaon, Midtimbang, and Mapayag. The MOAs and project proposals for the two provinces will be submitted to BAR on May 4.
Up north in Mt. Province, barangays Banga-an and Madongoin the town of Sagada and barangay Macalana in the town of Barlig were the sites selected for the implementation of the CPAR project. The MOA for the province was already prepared and ready for the signature of RED while the project proposal is for finalization and signature of the Cordillera Integrated Agricultural Research Center manager and RED to be forwarded on May 3.
The consultations in the 10 poorest provinces will be followed by the implementation of the project that will last for a year or two. It is expected that through the CPAR project, the poverty and hunger problem in the country will be alleviated. 
April 1-30 2007 Articles:
:: BAR is DA’s focal agency on biofuels
:: BAR, PCARRD, CHED, UPLB, MMSU convene for a synergy meeting on sweet sorghum initiatives
:: Commercialize technologies from R&D to hoist agri production–SACY
:: CPAR project consultation in 10 poorest provinces completed
:: BAR searches for 2007 outstanding agricultural scientist
:: DA National GMA Programs conduct its 1st quarter review
:: BAR sets consultation meetings for regional technology commercialization forum for 2007
:: First of five batches of technology management training conducted
:: OpAPA Advisory Council sets target for program operation
:: Keeping it sweet: What’s new with sweet sorghum?
:: New ABARE board members inducted
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