This project aims to promote sustainable local agriculture development in the region to generate employment, livelihoods, and increase incomes. It will demonstrate local government capacities for agricultural extension services. The project will profile municipal agriculture, assist local governments in development plans, and strengthen multi-stakeholder engagement. It will provide technical support to farmers, promote sustainable practices, and institutionalize extension service delivery through local government clusters. The key actors involved are local governments, local resource partners, civil society organizations, farmer cooperatives, and the local population.

1. Local Agricultural Development Framework AbdulGaphor M. Panimbang

2. Project Title “ Developing Local Agricultural Productivity for Food and Economic Security”

3. Project Background This project is a continuity of the CAPACITY BUILDING initiatives towards enhancing the capability of the LGU’s and other stakeholders/players to effectively deliver the most needed EXTENSION and other support services geared towards the promotion of the local economy which is vital in alleviating poverty in region.

4. Project Objectives General: To promote sustainable local agriculture development that will help generate employment, livelihood opportunities, and increase household incomes. Specific Promote sustainable agriculture by demonstrating LGU capacities to manage and replicate agri-extension service delivery Strengthen executive and multi-stakeholder mechanism Undertake municipal agriculture profiling Assist LGU’s in formulating their respective plan

5. LAD Plan: Component Steps Revisit the Municipal Development Plans/Municipal Agricultural Development Plans Formulate/update the LAD with strong emphasis on the business and marketing aspects ensuring the presence of the ff: Municipal Agricultural Profile Municipal Agricultural Strategic Directions Identified programs and projects Five-Year Agricultural Development Investment Plan Resource Mobilization Plan Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Validation and legitimization Plan presentation to resource institutions Inclusion in the LGU’s Annual Operations and Investment Plans

6. Project Phase II Enhancing LGU’s extension service delivery mechanism Provide hands-on technical support to farmers by developing farm plans and replicating technology to communities Strengthening and institutionalizing the multi-stakeholder mechanism Promoting sustainable agricultural practices to become halal compliant

7. Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’s Support expansion of the fishcage to other areas. Tap the expertise of the caretaker for technology diffusion Explore development of abaca for value-adding and high value crops for production and processing 1. Balindong Extension Service Delivery Implementation Clusters of LGU’s

8. Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’s Support expansion of the fish cage to other areas. Tap the expertise of AT’s trained in fish cage management for technology diffusion Explore value-adding support for corn production Link with MSU-Marantao College of Agriculture and Fishery for extension support 2. Marantao Extension Service Delivery Implementation Clusters of LGU’s

9. Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’s Further evaluate support for the fish cage demo project which was totally destroyed by natural calamity Link with MSU-Tugaya Community Explore establishment of forest tree nursery to ensure raw material availability for the local wood craft industry 3. Tugaya Extension Service Delivery Implementation Clusters of LGU’s

10. Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’s No accomplishment for the fiscal year 2006-2007 due to peace and order situation 4. Bacolod-Kalawi Extension Service Delivery Implementation Clusters of LGU’s

11. Extension Service Delivery Implementation by LGU’s Further evaluate support for the fish cage demo project which was totally destroyed by natural calamity Mobilize trained agri-fishery technicians to promote appropriate fish cage technology in partnership with local CSO Explore support to coffee value-adding activities. 5. Madalum Extension Service Delivery Implementation Clusters of LGU’s

12. LAD Framework Municipal Agricultural Profiling LAD Planning Extension Service Delivery Mechanism Strengthening the multi-stakeholder Mechanism LAD Framework LAD Plan Validation & Legitimization Reconvening MTWG Support to Halal initiative of ARG

13. Local Agricultural Development LRP’s Technical assistance Coaching Linking with support institutions LGU’s Local Resource Partners CSO’s/PO’s Farmer Cooperatives CSO’s/PO’s Mobilize its resources Participation in terms of needs identification, trainings, planning, etc LGU’s Provide hands-on technical support to farmer groups Replicate technology learned Inclusion in Annual Operations and Investment Plan Key Actors for LAD

14. Thanks and Wassalam