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== '''ITALIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE AGRARIAN REFORM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM (IARCDSP)'''==

INTRODUCTION

The initiative, called “Italian Agrarian Reform Community Development Support Program” (IARCDSP), aims at reducing poverty in the rural areas of Mindanao, through the support to the Agrarian Reform implemented by the Government of the Philippines and the development of agricultural production thanks to the introduction of improved farming practices.

Mindanao accounts for over 40 percent of the Philippines’ food requirement and contributes more than 30 percent to national food trade. The region is ideal for year-round crop production for it is endowed with fertile soil, abundant water resources, evenly distributed rainfall, tropical climate, and it is largely a typhoon-free area.

However, despite its potentials, many of its resources are still untapped and underdeveloped. This is due to the almost 25 years of peace and order instability of the place which has made investments coming from the government as well as the private sector unaccessible, thus leaving most of its provinces economically depressed and stagnant with unemployment and lack of income opportunities resulting to people deprived of the basic needs, particularly education and other social services.

Therefore, the program aims also at contributing to the strengthening of the peace process in Mindanao addressing the sources of grievance of previously conflict-affected communities and giving immediate interventions to these areas in order to accelerate barangay-focused rehabilitation and development.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

The Italian initiative is in line with: (i) the Millennium Development Goals, focused on eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, (ii) the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan of 2004-2010, aiming at fighting poverty through strategic measures geared to open up more economic opportunities, (iii) the Medium Term Development Plan for Agrarian Reform. The Programis will also strengthen the peace process in Mindanao through the eradication of extreme poverty,  political marginalization and social exclusion, in particular within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Following the recent reorientation on agrarian reform strategy, the program will focus on supporting integrated development measures for the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries to become integrated into agro-based entrepreneurial system and to able to increase their quality of life.

BENEFICIARIES

The selection of targeted Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) has been undertaken by the Department of Agrarian Reform, that ensures to address both the most needed communities and those with high absorptive capacities. The program will be implemented in 4 provinces of Mindanao, 2 within the Region XII:Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat and 2 within the ARMM: Maguindanao and Lanao Sur. The direct beneficiaries are the 18,058 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) resident in the 35 ARCs of these provinces. Nevertheless, inhabitants all around the selected areas will also benefit from the improvement of the infrastructure and other forms of support from the program (increase of access to loans, training, etc.).

OVERALL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

The program overall objective is to contribute to improve the living condition of rural families in 5 provinces of Region XII and ARMM in Mindanao.

In order to attain this objective, the program purposes are the following:


 * Household incomes in 35 ARCs have increased and stabilised.
 * The access to key services in 35 ARCs and connected non-ARC communities have enhanced.

RESULTS

The expected outcomes (results) to be attained during the program implementation are the following:
 * Production in rural and coastal ARCs has been increased and stabilized and total costs have been reduced.
 * Viable market opportunities have been developed both for traditional agriculture and for new cash crops/ sea products.
 * ARBs organizations have been strengthened and have improved the amount and quality of support services to their members.
 * LGUs have been strengthened and have improved their capacity of prioritizing, designing and implementation of projects.
 * Isolation of ARC has significantly decreased.
 * Access to basic services in the targeted areas has significantly improved.

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