The Carood Watershed has taken shape through the years primarily because of the people who managed it since 2003 and the regional convergence initiatives’ efforts to develop the watershed areas. The Carood Watershed Model Forest Management Council (CWMFMC) was established not for political reasons but to address the concerns of the seven municipalities in Bohol, continue reading : SHAPING THE CAROOD WATERSHED INTO A SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL CONVERGENCE INITIATIVE
CAROOD WATERSHED CONVERGENCE AREA REMAINS RELEVANT AMIDST COVID-19
The Regional Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development (RCI-SRD) Central Visayas collaborated with the Carood Watershed Model Forest Management Council (CWFMC), Deutsche Gesellschaft fur International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to fund, train and provide technical support to the people’s organizations in the region. Series of training and workshops in organizational management, continue reading : CAROOD WATERSHED CONVERGENCE AREA REMAINS RELEVANT AMIDST COVID-19
RCI TWG BICOL PROMOTES ORGANIC AGRICULTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY CONTEST
The RCI TWG Bicol never runs out of ideas to improve the lives of the communities within their reach. Through the Progresibong Gulayan sa Barangay Project launched on August 2021, RCI TWG Bicol aims to promote organic agriculture in the municipality of Sorsogon. Seven barangays included in the Convergence Area of Development Plan (CADP) for continue reading : RCI TWG BICOL PROMOTES ORGANIC AGRICULTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY CONTEST
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL LOOKS FORWARD TO A NEW CONVERGENCE AREA
The four rural development agencies and six municipalities and cities in Negros Occidental convened in Bacolod City on 26-29 October 2021 to strategize mechanisms and craft the Convergence Area Development Plan (CADP) for Imbang-Malogo Watershed. The four-day blended workshop gathered regional chief executives and provincial officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Agricultural continue reading : NEGROS OCCIDENTAL LOOKS FORWARD TO A NEW CONVERGENCE AREA
MIMAROPA TO LAUNCH MAG-ASAWANG TUBIG WATERSHED AS PILOT CONVERGENCE AREA
The Regional Convergence Initiative Technical Working Group (RCI TWG) MIMAROPA will launch the Mag-asawang Tubig Watershed Convergence Area as its pilot convergence area in the region. In a CADP workshop conducted with the NCI-SRD National Secretariat on 21-24 September 2021, the RCI TWG MIMAROPA unveiled that the proposed CADP will cover the Municipality of Victoria, continue reading : MIMAROPA TO LAUNCH MAG-ASAWANG TUBIG WATERSHED AS PILOT CONVERGENCE AREA
DA HIGH-VALUE CROPS PROGRAM FUNDS P1.1M WATER SYSTEM PROJECT IN SUAWAN-KULAFU CONVERGENCE AREA
In the absence of rain, farmers in the highlands of Davao City suffered agriculture productivity loss, high labor cost, and high mortality rate of their crops. To address this concern, the DA High-Value Commercial Crops Program (HVCDP) funded an agri-water system in Davao Region that benefits Mahalyang Salaysay Farmers’ Association (MASFA). The project reportedly costs continue reading : DA HIGH-VALUE CROPS PROGRAM FUNDS P1.1M WATER SYSTEM PROJECT IN SUAWAN-KULAFU CONVERGENCE AREA
MAT-I FARMERS MPC IN MISAMIS ORIENTAL RECEIVE DELIVERY TRUCK FROM DAR
The Mat-i Farmers MPC (MAFAMCO) in Claveria, Misamis Oriental received one (1) unit delivery truck from the Department of Agrarian Reform-10 (DAR-10). The ₱475,000.00-worth delivery truck was procured under the Linking SmallHolder Farmers to Markets with Microfinance (LinkSFarMM) Project implemented by the DAR. The project will benefit 100 LinkSFarMM project cluster members, mostly Agrarian Reform continue reading : MAT-I FARMERS MPC IN MISAMIS ORIENTAL RECEIVE DELIVERY TRUCK FROM DAR
DA-DAR-DENR-DILG LAUNCHES THE TANAW DE RIZAL CONVERGENCE AREA
On October 19, 2021, the Departments of Agriculture (DA), Agrarian Reform (DAR), Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the Interior and Local Government (DILG) launched the Tayak Adventure, Nature, and Wildlife (TANAW) de Rizal Convergence Area Development. It is a twenty-four (24) hectare agro-eco-tourism park project under the National Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development continue reading : DA-DAR-DENR-DILG LAUNCHES THE TANAW DE RIZAL CONVERGENCE AREA
DENR BICOL TRAINS BARANGAYS IN THE PILI WATERSHED CONVERGENCE AREA
Castilla, Sorsogon— More than 35 barangay officials from the 13 barangays included in the Convergence Area Development Plan (CADP), and representatives of Castilla Municipal Agriculture Office and Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-Sorsogon participated in the Training on Watershed Management for the Pili River Watershed held on 6-7 October 2021. The training was geared continue reading : DENR BICOL TRAINS BARANGAYS IN THE PILI WATERSHED CONVERGENCE AREA
DAR NORTHERN MINDANAO DISTRIBUTES LAND TITLES TO SELECTED ARBs in GINGOOG CITY
Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental — The Department of Agrarian Reform – Northern Mindanao, Province of Misamis Oriental distributed Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) to selected ARBs in the City of Gingoog, Misamis Oriental. The land distributed covers 17 hectares of agricultural lands formerly owned by the Lugod landholdings. Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II continue reading : DAR NORTHERN MINDANAO DISTRIBUTES LAND TITLES TO SELECTED ARBs in GINGOOG CITY