By Rey M. Nasol
The Department of Agriculture (DA Bicol) gears up with the World Bank and the European Union to implement two projects towards a climatically-empowered farming system in the region.
The Bicol region’s agricultural development gets a boost as it benefits from the two foreign assisted projects - the World Bank funded - Philippine Rural Development Program and the European Union funded project entitled: “Enhancing Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Agriculture” (EC-DRR).
According to DA regional Director Jose V. Dayao, the PRDP which will be fully implemented early next year is a 6-year national government platform for an inclusive, value-chain oriented and climate resilient agriculture and fisheries sector expected to raise a total funds of close to P28 billion from a loan portfolio of the World Bank and equity share of national and local government units.
This program is the “up-scale” version of the successful Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP). The pro¬gram which will be implemented in the 6 provinces of Bicol has four components which are: 1) Investments in Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Program planning at the local and national levels( I-Plan); 2) Intensified Building-up of In¬frastructure and Logistics for Development (I-Build); 3) Investments in Rural Enterprises and Agriculture and Fisheries Productivity (I-REAP) and: 4) Implementation Support (I-SUPPORT).
likewise, the EC-DRR with funding support from the Eu¬ropean Union through its Di¬saster Preparedness- European Commission’s Humanitarian Office (DIPECHO) will be implemented for 18 months in Albay, Sorsogon and Catanduanes provinces of Bicol and in Surigao province in CARAGA regions. Its objective is to enhance livelihoods resilience of small- scale farmers and fisherfolks in disaster-prone areas through institutionalization of DRR in agriculture.
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