| NARRATIVE
SUMMARY |
INTERVENTION
LOGIC |
OBJECTIVELY
VERIFIABLE
INDICATORS (OVI) |
MEANS
OF
VERIFICATION |
ASSUMPTION |
| Overall Objective |
Assist the effective implementation
of CARP in five Philippine provinces and thus help alleviate
rural poverty and agricultural stagnation |
Significant improvement in income, the
diversification of farm production and improved living standard
among small farmers, especially those in the specific Agrarian
Reform Communities (ARCs) targeted. |
By referrence to sample surveys as measured
against baseline surveys of the ARCs involved in the project |
CARP to continue after July 1998. Overall
economic development is favorable. Resource base is adequate. |
| Specific Objectives |
The overall objective shall be achieved
through the implementation of a program of financial and technical
assistance which shall, in each of the five geographical areas:
1) accelerate the transfer of land titles to agrarian reform
beneficiaries in accordance with CARP provisions;
2) support the establishment or strengthening of farmers organizations
and cooperatives capable of providing sustained support to their
members;
3)help the agrarian reform beneficiaries increase their production
and incomes, through improvements in agricultural infrastructure
and agricultural services, so that these agrarian reform communites
(ARCs) may become able to direct their own sustained development
in the future. |
1)Number of Land Titles (CLOAs) obtained
by farmers
2)
number of members of cooperatives, POs, NGOs trained in skills
relevant to the overall objective of ARSP; Consolidated operations
of cooperatives
3) Increase in production and
income of the ARBs in the ARCs covered by ARSP; increase in
volume of marketable produce |
1)ARSP and tax assessors claim folders
and data bank
2)
Reports of training activities realized and initiated through
ARSP; Records of cooperatives and POs; Special diagnostic studies
3) Reports of the ARSP-POs M & E Unit concerning the development
of the economic and financial indicators; Rapid rural assessments
and special diagnostic studies |
GOP maintains political and institutional
support to CARP; GOP assigns funds for land acquisition and
operational support in the five provinces
Support
services to ARBs adequately provided by other Department and
agencies |
| COMPONENT 1: LAND TENURE
IMPROVEMENT (LTI) |
| Component Objective |
Assist in the transfer of individual
land titles to ARBs in selected ARCs in accordance with CARP
provisions |
Percentage increase of individual titles
issues to ARBs |
Pooled monitoring data of DAR, ARSP,
DENR.
Regular inventories |
CARP to continue beyond 1998; Sufficient
land available in time Legal issues do not pose limitations. |
| Result 1.1 |
Distributed individual land titles to
ARBs |
Approximately 70% of the target is distributed
individually to ARB by 2000 |
DAR MIS and ARSP-MIS ARSP LTI-report
& DARPO LTI-report |
DAR has completed documentation and
LBP accelerated processing systems in place. |
| Result 1.2 |
Enhanced DAR survey capability to accelerated
survey activity |
Percentage increase in survey accomplishment
rate of DAR by end of Project |
DAR MIS and ARSP-MIS ARSP LTI-report
& DARPO LTI-report |
DAR survey team are formed and fully
operational. Continuing support for CARP. |
| COMPONENT 2: INSTITUTIONAL
STRENGTHENING |
| Component Objective |
Support the establishment and strengthening
of Farmers Organizations and Cooperatives and assist in strengthen
the capabilities of partner institutions to support these organizations |
Percentage increase of PO providing
efficient and relevant services to members; No. of LGUs with
counterpart institution to ARCs and POs |
Special diagnostic studies; Evaluations
(internal & external) |
Common perception regarding development
needs and approach exists among POs, NGOs, GOP and ARSP |
| Result 2.1 |
Established operating implementing mechanism
for institutional strengthening at the field level. |
No. of POs with updated ARC Development
Plans; Updated PO databse per ARC |
CDF/NGO Status report |
Integrated development approach actively
supported by POs and partner institutions |
| Result 2.2 |
Increased technical competencies and
efficiency of community leaders and coops' professional staff. |
Percentage of increase of members assuming
leadership positions |
POs' records |
Adequate provision of technical support
by LGUs/LAs to POs concerned |
| Result 2.3 |
Improved services to PO members |
Percentage increase of services provided
to members |
POs' records of service provision |
Increasing demand for services by members
and other clientele |
| Result 2.4 |
Increased the achievements of roles
and the rate of return to members capital |
No. of POs with increased capitalization;
Percentage increase in membership |
Financial records of POs; Training Reports |
Savings mobilization efforts understood/accepted
by members |
| Result 2.5 |
Improved social infrastructure |
No. of projects implemented by POs |
M & E Report; NGO Status Report |
LGUs support given to POs concerned |
| COMPONENT 3: PRODUCTIVITY
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT |
| Component Objective |
Assist ARBs increase production income
through improved access to agricultural extension and support
services facilities, development of rural enterprises and agricultural
credit. |
Percentage increase in farm production
and productivity; increase in produce marketed; Percentage increase
in household income; Percentage of ARBs with income above the
poverty threshold. |
Sample surveys of ARBs. POs records
of transactions. Case studies |
Resource potential sufficient; Input
& Services scenario favorable; adequate economic incentives
exist. Markets secure. |
| Result 3.1 |
ARBs shall have improved access to agricultural
extension & rural support services. |
By 1997, agricultural technicians shall
have been fielded in all ARCs by LGUs and other ARSP partners;
Percentage of ARBs adopting appropriate farming technologies;Percentage
of ARBs have undergone appropriate training |
M & E reports; Field Visits; Evaluations;
ARB interviews |
LGUs and other support agencies agree
to collborate with ARSP; Common development vision exists between
all partners. ARBs find the technologies to be superior to traditional
ones
Economic rewards materialize
There is demand for training from ARBs. |
| Result 3.2 |
Rural enterprises developed |
No. of groups and individual projects
operationalized per year; beginning 1997 |
M & E reports
Records
Fiels Visits
Meetings |
POs and ARBs are technically & economically
prepared to go into business.
Resource base exists. |
| Result 3.3 |
Marketing rural credit and other financial
access |
At least one (1) sustainable credit
& savings mechanism operationalized fot ARBs by first half
of 1997; No. of POs and ARBs extended loans/financial assistance
beginning in 1997. |
Special sub-component study for credits
and savings |
There is demand for credit from POs
and ARBs; Design of credit mechanism is completed on time Consensus
among partners regarding the scheme features. |
| COMPONENT 4: INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Component Objective |
Assist ARBs increase their production
and income through improvements and provision of rural and social
infrastructure |
Infrastructure in place and operational |
Quality surveying
Physical inventories |
Additional infrastructure will act as
catalyst for improved CARP implementation |
| Result 4.1 |
Basic social infrastructure (i.e., potable
water, access road, electrification, etc.) and agricultural
infrastructure project (i.e., post harvest facilities, irrigation
and etc.) to be co-financed by ARSP |
By the Year 2000, 100% of all infrastructure
projects implemented and operationalized. |
Ocular inspection, reports
Completions reports and certificates |
Express LGU support
(MOA/MOU) finalized
demand-driven, justified needs for ARCs. |
