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Transferability and Sustainability
The methods and strategies are employed with a view to assuring that
the program will be sustainable beyond the current administration.
Support legislations were adopted by the local legislative councils to
make sure that budgets are made available. The local government and
its partners have entered into agreements that spell out their respective
roles, responsibilities and obligations.
The concrete and tangible results of the program currently enjoyed
by the farmers have strengthened their commitment to DOFS farming
technologies. More farmers have began to manage and cultivate their
farms the “DOFS Way” without much assistance from municipal
personnel. Moreover, all DOFS adaptors have now realized the great
disparity between the conventional farming approach and the DOFS
approach, not only in terms of income, but their long-term effects on the
environment.
The program is easy to replicate in other municipalities. The DOFS
program is simple and the technologies employed are available,
affordable and accessible in most parts of the country. Initiating the DOFS
program would not require huge amounts from any local government.
By utilizing the existing workforce and mobilizing the community, partner
organizations, and requiring equity from adaptors/farmers, costs will be
minimized. More importantly, this will build a stakeholdership that will
sustain the program.
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