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Asia and the Middle East
Philippines
Philippines
Upscaling organic food production
in the Cordillera region
Nutrients in organically managed soil improves natural resistance of crops to pests and disease
Enhancing marine fisheries productive
capacity in Tawi-Tawi
The majority of the population in Sitangkai are coastal dwellers living in stilt houses
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Vegetable production has declined rapidly, due partly
Indigenous peoples/farmers organisations in the
The Tawi-Tawi group of islands hosts outstanding
The project will target 50 households that are
to diminishing fertility of farm soil and rising imports.
Cordillera (Apayao or Isneg, Tinggian, Kalinga,
marine biodiversity that provides food and economic
engaged in abalone mariculture.
Organic farming could produce enough quality food,
well suited for Filipino rural communities that are most
vulnerable to increases in agricultural input prices.
Bontoc, Kankanaey, Ibaloy, Ifugao and Bago tribes).
Final beneficiaries
opportunities for its inhabitants – despite this, Tawi-
Tawi is one of the poorest provinces in the country.
Poverty has driven some to engage in unsustainable
Final beneficiaries
The 8 969 households in Stiangkai; traders and buy-
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This action will reduce prices by removing the need
for imported inputs. Organic agriculture will ensure
self-suffi ciency and cut government spending on
stop-gap measures like rice and vegetable imports
or handing out subsidised seeds.
Main activities
• provide green fi nance (infrastructure, farm
equipment and inputs) to at least 20 farmer
organisations to increase organic farms from an
average of 100 to 200 square metres and double
net farm income to € 139 per month;
• transform these organisations into model organic
At least 20 farmer organisations, representing
5 000 individual indigenous farmers.
Total estimated cost *
€ 639 159
Amount requested *
€ 533 871
Partners
Cordillera Network of NGOs and POs (CORDNET),
Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc, Philippines.
and destructive fi shing practices. New economic
activities such as sustainable mariculture will enable
the local community to contribute to the sustainable
utilisation of marine resources, and will help
address issues of declining resources, biodiversity
and economic losses, food security, poverty and a
deteriorating quality of life for fi shing communities.
As a result of the project, small-scale fi shermen in
Tawi-Tawi will have improved productive capacities
as a means to meet basic food needs and provide
incomes.
Main activities
ers; local governments; academic institutions; local
foundations.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 300 000
Amount requested *
€ 1 150 000
Partners
Mindanao State University, Tawi-Tawi Marine Research
and Development Foundation, Philippines.
farm cooperatives raising the number of organic
• provide technical assistance and conduct training
farmers from 400 to at least 5 000;
sessions for abalone farmers;
• establish a Cordillera organic agriculture network,
• develop technical design and mechanisms
strengthen marketing mechanisms, facilitate
to ensure business competitiveness and
certifi cation of organic production systems
sustainability;
and establish cooperation among farmers’
• build public-private partnerships;
organisations and government agencies to make
• integrate policies and plans on mariculture
organic producers more competitive.
Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation,
Inc., Philippines
marichu_lopez@jvofi.org
info@jvofi.org
www.jvofi.org
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into the larger framework of coastal resource
management.
Kabang Kalikasan ng Pilipinas
Foundation, Inc. (KKPFI) - World
Wide Fund Philippines, Philippines
kkp@wwf.org.ph
www.wwf.org.ph
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54 * Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties