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| Donor |
European Commission |
| Project Code |
CATAG (ALA/PH/92/38) |
| Name of Project |
Catanduanes Agricultural Support Programme |
| Implementing Agency |
Department of Agriculture (DA) |
| Funding |
Grant |
| Total Funding |
11,200,000 |
| Grant/Loan |
10,000,000 |
| GoP Counterpart |
1,200,000 |
| Start Date |
4/1/94 |
| Completion Date |
04/31/2003 |
| Project Location |
Catanduanes Province (Region V) |
| Beneficiaries |
Rural communities of the province of Catanduanes (11 Municipalities) |
| Sector |
Rural Development |
| European Consultant |
BCEOM in association with Corfepeche and Hunting Technical Services Ltd. |
| Project Background/Rationale |
Overall Objective is to assist rural communities in the
province of Catanduanes to initiate and sustain increases in output from farming and
fishing, thereby enabling such communities to raise their subsistence incomes and to
generate cash surpluses. The Programme will help to alleviate poverty, generate
employment, promote growth with equity, and develop environmentally sustainable economic
activity |
| Project Objective |
The Overall Objective is to assist rural communities in the province of Catanduanes to initiate and sustain increases in output from farming and fishing, thereby enabling such communities to raise their subsistence incomes and to generate cash surpluses. The Programme will help to alleviate poverty, generate employment, promote growth with equity, and develop environmentally sustainable economic activity.
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| Project Components |
The general objectives shall be achieved through a co-ordinated programme of micro-businesses and the establishment of rural financial systems in the fields of:
1.- Agriculture, including the intensification and diversification of agricultural production, the introduction of sustainable agricultural practices, the improvement of irrigation facilities, and the strengthening of agricultural extension and training services and farmers' associations;
2.- Livestock development, including the spreading and intensification of livestock production, and the improvement of livestock-related infrastructure;
3.- Fisheries (both capture and culture), including the enhancement of fish stocks (through a community resource management approach), the improvement of marine fisheries production, the development of small-scale aqua-culture production and related activities, and the strengthening of extension and training services and of fishermen's associations;
4.- Marketing: The development of viable marketing opportunities for rural producers, through an integrated marketing programme including, among others, the execution of market studies, strengthening of extension and training services related to marketing and enterprise-development, and the establishment of financing systems;
5.- Microfinance The establishment of a self-sustaining microfinance institution in Catanduanes, serving the banking needs of poor clients. Additional information on the mictro-finance component can be found at the website of the Agriculture for Rural Development in Catanduanes (ARDCI) at: www.ardci.org
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| For further Information Please Contact |
Co-Directors, Catag
2/F Provincial Capitol Building,
Virac, 4800 Catanduanes
Telephones: (052) 811-1738; 811-1021
Fax: (052) 811-1110
E-mail: catag@pdx.rpnet.com |
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