The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR 11) recently signs a Memorandum of Agreement with 26 Peoples Organizations (POs) in Region 11 in support to the implementation of its Community-Based Forest Management-Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CBFM-CARP) for 2014.
The said 32 million-worth project aims for hunger and poverty alleviation and climate change mitigation and adaptation of the upland communities in Region 11.
DENR Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus E. Fragada stressed that among all the regions, Region 11 is given the biggest budget due to the successful implementation and high accomplishments on its CBFM-CARP last year.
“I believe that the success of the implementation of the project is the ticket to get more projects in the future. Through this CBFM-CARP, not only are we going to give assistance to these POs and alleviate them from poverty but we will also be rehabilitating our forests and mitigate the effects of climate change,” he said.
As stipulated in the MOA, DENR will provide the necessary technical services and capacity building/enhancement to the POs to facilitate the effective implementation of the project. Trainings on post-harvest technology, product marketing, project management and organizational strengthening will also be provided to the POs.
DENR will also identify and delineate 50 hectare area per PO that are suitable for various agro-forestry commodities such as budded rubber, cacao, grafted durian, falcata, coffee, mahogany and banana among others.
Among the responsibilities of the POs as stated in the MOA is the construction and development of their nursery building and propagation/procurement of planting materials from supplier of their choice. They will also participate in the identification of suitable area for their nursery establishment as well as assists in the identification and delineation of the 50 hectares within the CBFM project.
POs will also have to conduct re-planting, ring weeding, fertilizer application and regular maintenance and protection of their CBFM area until such time it is deemed productive and sustainable.
The 26 POs that were given a CBFM-CARP assistance were Boston Mandaya Tribe, Campawan Agro-Forestr Development Association, Inc., Binondo Upland Farmers Coop, Lamiawan Forest Developer MPC, Taguibo Tagbinonga, Buso Forestland Association, Ugbo Tarragona Mandaya Planters Association, Kauswagan Pinaragan Haguimitan Planters Association of Davao Oriental; Kibaguio Upland Farmers Association, Kilagding Upland Farmers Association, Araibo Farmers Multi-Purpose Coop., Las Arenas Farmers MP Coop., Tribal Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Canidkid Upland Farmers Association, Magangit Upland Farmers Association, Casoon Tree Farmers Association, Awao Forestland Beneficiaries Association, Inc. of Comval province; Camansa Community Forest Farmers Association of Davao del Norte and; Upper Bala Upland Farmers Association, Inc., Tagaytay Upland Farmers & Workers Association, Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa Sitio Tagaytay, Bito, Landungan Farmers Association, MAPALA Greenviewers Farmers Association, Inc., Kibalang Balikatan sa Kaunlaran ng Pagkakaisa Association, Mt. Tipolog Bantay Kinaiyahan Association, Inc., Tapak Farmers Marketing Coop. and Malakiba Peoples Improvement Coop. for Davao del Sur. [DENR 11]
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