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A.P. Payonga, . and R.V.O. Cruz, . and D. B. Pacoy, . and N.F. Dimog, . and W.M. Carandang, . and G.A. Galapia, . and S.B. Utzurrum Jr., . and C.C. de Luna, . (2011) Forest rehabilitation through agroforestry in the Philippines: the conservation farming villages approach. [Proceedings Paper]
Abstract
The Conservation Farming Villages CFV Program is a modality for enhancing the transfer of agroforestry and other conservation farming technologies and practices to protect and manage the natural resources against degradation while sustaining food wood and fiber production. This is being implemented across the Philippines in five areas representing five different biogeophysical and social-economic-cultural environments. The program involves the empowerment of farmer volunteers enabling them to become the vanguards of sloping land resources by providing them with skills and knowledge in food wood and fiber production and resource management; tapping the active leadership and participation of the local government units municipal and village in carrying out program activities down to the village level such as extension work community organizing and facilitating market linkages and other support services; and provision of technical expertise and guidance of a state university/college in the province or nearest the site. The program adopts the community-based participatory approach to technology development promotion and utilization; and multi-level technology promotion mechanism that will capacitate local extension and change agents. Such strategies would ensure sustainability of efforts in promoting upland farming technologies and approaches and would strengthen the multiplier effect of existing technology diffusion processes at the local level. Together with the physical accomplishments of the program a number of interesting results are emerging from the implementation of the different program activities. These include the following: the attainment of higher level of awareness on conservation farming dynamics through experiential learning; the achievement of the farmers of higher levels of skills and knowledge on farm planning and decision making as well as organizational management; enhancement of functional partnership among local government units LGUs State Colleges and Universities SUCs other government agencies and communities as a key to sustainable support; the creation of a convergence point for various developmental projects of partner LGUs and SUCs; realizing a stronger local policy support for conservation farming making possible greater adoption of conservation farming technologies and; having a positive pull effect of CFV as a community and local government priority program.
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The Conservation Farming Villages CFV Program is a modality for enhancing the transfer of agroforestry and other conservation farming technologies and practices to protect and manage the natural resources against degradation while sustaining food wood and fiber production. This is being implemented across the Philippines in five areas representing five different biogeophysical and social-economic-cultural environments. The program involves the empowerment of farmer volunteers enabling them to become the vanguards of sloping land resources by providing them with skills and knowledge in food wood and fiber production and resource management; tapping the active leadership and participation of the local government units municipal and village in carrying out program activities down to the village level such as extension work community organizing and facilitating market linkages and other support services; and provision of technical expertise and guidance of a state university/college in the province or nearest the site. The program adopts the community-based participatory approach to technology development promotion and utilization; and multi-level technology promotion mechanism that will capacitate local extension and change agents. Such strategies would ensure sustainability of efforts in promoting upland farming technologies and approaches and would strengthen the multiplier effect of existing technology diffusion processes at the local level. Together with the physical accomplishments of the program a number of interesting results are emerging from the implementation of the different program activities. These include the following: the attainment of higher level of awareness on conservation farming dynamics through experiential learning; the achievement of the farmers of higher levels of skills and knowledge on farm planning and decision making as well as organizational management; enhancement of functional partnership among local government units LGUs State Colleges and Universities SUCs other government agencies and communities as a key to sustainable support; the creation of a convergence point for various developmental projects of partner LGUs and SUCs; realizing a stronger local policy support for conservation farming making possible greater adoption of conservation farming technologies and; having a positive pull effect of CFV as a community and local government priority program.
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| Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | QH 541.5 R27 I61 2011 |
| AGROVOC Term: | Forest rehabilitation |
| AGROVOC Term: | Agroforestry |
| AGROVOC Term: | Conservation storage |
| AGROVOC Term: | Farming |
| AGROVOC Term: | Philippines |
| Geographical Term: | MALAYSIA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:14 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11592 |
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