Bukidnon towns to benefit from climate resilience agriculture project

 

MALAYBALAY CITY – Aiming to increase the climate resilience of rural communities, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) conducted a Project Briefing and Orientation of Adapting Philippine Agriculture (APA) to Climate Change Project on March 27, at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) in Dalwangan, here.

DA-10 Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations Cora A. Dumayaca shared the overview of the program, noting its aim of increasing resilience in agriculture and fishery areas vulnerable to climate change through Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) services.

Funded under the Green Climate Fund through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the project will be implemented by DA in collaboration with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

With Region 10 being one of the 5 pilot regions in the country, the briefing gathered relevant stakeholders, including representatives from the Provincial Agriculture’s Office of Bukidnon and its twelve pilot municipalities, namely: Baungon, Cabanglasan, Dangcagan, Damulog, Kadingilan, Kalilangan, Kibawe, Kitaotao, Maramag, Pangantucan, Quezon, and San Fernando.

In his message, DA-10 Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Y. Pacamalan emphasized the importance of aligning the APA project with the department’s ongoing agricultural programs to maximize its impact.

He further urged the towns to develop Municipal Agriculture and Fishery Investment and Development Plans that are specifically tailored to support CRA practices to enhance their agricultural productivity and sustainability.

Following the orientation, the regional APA team will conduct Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) to identify the specific problems related to climate change within the pilot municipalities that require targeted CRA interventions. # (AMBM, Photos supplied)