Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project

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The project will support ICCs/IPs that meet the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria include having: (a) an ADSDPP; (b) a CADT; and (c) at least one IPO recognized by NCIP and registered with an accredited government institution. At pre-appraisal, out of the 135 ADs in Mindanao (excluding BARMM ), 52 meet these eligibility criteria. The implementation readiness criteria to ensure that ADs are willing and have the capacity to participate in the project are: (a) the AD is not classified by the government as an active conflict area ; and (b) the responsible LGUs have provided a resolution confirming their support for MIADP. Based on implementation readiness criteria and a first-come-first-serve basis, out of the 52 ADs who meet the eligibility criteria, the project expects to provide support to about 26 ADs, with an indicative goal of 3 to 5 ADs in each of Mindanao’s five regions and 1 to 3 ADs in BARMM, considering the time frame required for IPO strengthening, formulation of the ADAIF, preparation of enterprise and infrastructure concept notes/proposals, subproject design and implementation, and available budget , among others. These factors will be reviewed as the project proceeds. For project start-up, 10 ADs have been identified as having met the Implementation Readiness Criteria. They encompass two ADs in each of Regions 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 in Mindanao. The project will expand the current and very limited knowledge base of gender gaps in agriculture in the target ADs. The lack of basic information and data on IPs in the Philippines is perennially acknowledged, even with more than 20 years since the IPRA was passed . Not surprisingly, it is even more difficult to obtain data and information on the gender dimension of agriculture and related enterprises in indigenous communities. The project will also seek to increase the participation of indigenous women in the IPOs’ preparation and implementation of agro-enterprise subprojects. Initial targets for “increased female participation” and “women-led Business Plans” were set but this will be revisited based on the baseline data collected during the social preparation activities. The project will support a range of climate adaptation and mitigation measures expected to generate significant climate co-benefits. It will contribute to developing a more climate- and disaster-resilient agricultural sector, which is a priority of the National Climate Change Action Plan 2011–28. Climate-smart agricultural and fishery technologies, such as improved varieties, cultural practices, and irrigation that provide resilience to the impacts of extreme weather and the resulting pest and disease outbreaks, will be introduced to IP producer groups. Infrastructure will be built to climate-proof standards.The project has four interlinked components and will follow a phased approach to allow ‘learning-by-doing’. This approach is vital given the importance of a participatory approach for project planning and decision-making, and considering the limited data available for ADs. The first year of implementation will focus on the social preparation, consultation, planning, and institutional strengthening activities for a first batch of around 10 ADs across the various Mindanao Regions (excluding BARMM) under Component 1. It was not possible to complete the collection of baseline data prior to appraisal due to travel constraints during the pandemic, especially in the remote ADs. Therefore, the first year’s activities will include baseline data collection. Based on these preparatory activities, infrastructure (Component 2) and enterprise development (Component 3) subprojects would be prioritized. From the second year onwards, LGUs and IPOs in the first batch of ADs will implement their subprojects, while the preparatory activities for LGUs and IPOs in the second batch of ADs will begin (including BARMM). The infrastructure subprojects would be designed to complement enterprise subprojects through investments in small scale irrigation, improved market access, post-harvest storage and handling facilities. Annex 2 provides details on the project design, and Annex 3 describes the project’s environmental and social risk management. Component 1: Ancestral Domain Planning and Social Preparation. (US$12.5 million of which IBRD is US$10 million). This component will lay the groundwork for the project by supporting social preparation, data collection, science-based planning, and institutional strengthening activities. It will finance: (a) preparation and implementation of a communication plan, awareness-raising events, organizational and capacity-building workshops, and market orientation training for IPs and their organizations that include information sharing on climate risks, feasible CSA options, and existing climate information systems; (b) capacity building, including on climate-smart value chain development through learning modules on the science-based design of adaptation and mitigation measures for climate-resilient agriculture, for LGUs and service providers that support Components 2 and 3; (c) baseline data collection and development of an ADAIF that identifies appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures such as climate-resilient rural infrastructure, and CSA practices (i.e., use of drought-tolerant varieties, greenhouses, crop diversification, integrated pest management, drip irrigation, construction of rain shelters, use of energy-efficient equipment); (d) value chain analyses taking into account environmental suitability and climate-risk vulnerability; (e) facilitation to form and register IPOs and develop alliances with cooperatives, businesses, and NGOs outside the ADs; and (f) technical support on research, capacity-building, and coordination activities with modules on climate-smart agriculture (CSA), etc. to better understand climate risks and design appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures for stronger science-based and market-led inputs to the ADAIFs and business plans of IPO enterprises. Each ADAIF is formulated and validated with full participation of the IPS as the highest governing body. ADAIF and Subproject Concept Proposals would be prepared which will serve as the basis for the investments in Components 2 and 3.Component 2: Resilient Ancestral Domain Agri-Fisheries Infrastructure. (US$80.19 million of which IBRD is US$64.16 million). This component will increase the resilience of ADs by financing climate-proofed infrastructure identified through the ADAIF-based Subproject Concept Proposals to strengthen food supply and value chains, as well as physical access to markets. This component will finance: (a) sub-grants to LGUs for the implementation of subprojects to strengthen food supply and value chains in the AD, including: (i) rehabilitation and repair of roads and bridges connecting the ADs to market centers ; (ii) rehabilitation and repair access roads between agricultural areas and sitios in the AD; (iii) new and rehabilitation of agricultural tramline systems; (iv) small-scale irrigation systems, i.e., spring water development, hydraulic ram pumps, and solar-powered irrigation systems; (v) construction or rehabilitation of community potable water supply systems (Levels 1 and 2) with piped network that uses energy more efficiently and are resilient and can cope with the climate variability; and (vi) post-harvest infrastructure for agriculture and fisheries (e.g., storage facilities, trading posts and use of solar energy in post-harvest facilities); and (b) technical assistance to LGUs for the implementation of the subprojects. Component 3: Ancestral Domain Agri-Fisheries Production and Enterprise Development. (US$20.52 million of which IBRD is US$16.41 million). This component will support registered IPOs identified in the ADAIF to develop enterprises that increase agricultural productivity, resilience, and access to markets and services. It will integrate natural resource man

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

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