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Philippines
The Working Ducks with Women Power for Agriculture
Governance and Rice Sufficiency
etc.
2009
*etc.=Gender
Award
Project Site Location Mindanao Island
Background - Problems Addressed and Policy Responses
High chemical inputs to the rice farming industry are
causing health problems and a debt cycle among farmers
in the Philippines. The Integrated Rice-Duck Farming
system (IRDF), on the contrary, minimises chemical inputs
while maximizing the ecological features of rice paddies.
Facilitated by PARFUND, an agrarian reform NGO, IRDF is
particularly promoted and valued by the women leaders.
Ducklings eating pests and weeds after rice
transplanting
Project Outline - Objectives and Activities
PARFUND facilitates the efficacy and practical implementation activities of the IRDF system. The main
activities of PARFUND are:
-Support of the IRDF system throughout the entire Philippines
-Dissemination and upgrading of analysis and other related information
-Provision of training for the farmers, technicians, and other workers of partner agencies
-Conducting and facilitating monitoring and research
-Constructing a holistic IRDF network both nationally and internationally
-Promotion of market mechanism of IRDF industries
2007 2008 2009
2006
Impacts and Achievements
-Raised food security via sustainable farming and yield improvements
-Increased savings as a result of less agrochemical inputs
-Alternative income generation from duck eggs and meat
-Reduced labor for rice farming
-Improved food varieties and nutrition
Future Challenges
PARFUND acknowledges that there are a hundred approaches to a hundred regions, meaning that the
IRDF project needs to respect each region’s characteristics and select outstanding champions (or leaders)
in each region in order to effectively enhance the project. Currently, IRDF implemented by PARFUND is
estimated to cover 1,000 hectares around the Mindanao region and their target is to expand IRDF areas to
5,000 hectares by 2015.
General Information
Name of the Implementing Organisation:
PARFUND (Philippines Agrarian Reform Foundation for National Development, Inc.)
Type of Organisation: NGO/CBO
Contact: Apollo PACAMALAN
Door 3 Espinueva Apartment 8th and 17th streets, Brgy. Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City 9000, Philippines
Tel: 632-433-6999 Fax: 632-920-5168 E-mail: parfund@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.parfund.com/
Project Reviewer (NetRes / Collaborators) that monitors the project:
Izumi TSURITA, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) E-mail: tsurita@iges.or.jp
Area
Climate Change 3R Biodiversity & Ecosystem Water Capacity Development etc. Others
Award
Gold Silver Bronze Incentive
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