RURAL DEV II

closed

The project will include the following components: (a) Program Support: (i) preparation of a 10-year program for settlement development, including recommendations on revised implementation procedures, agency responsibilities, and overall policy review standards and responsibilities; (ii) preparation of feasibility studies and detailed settlement development programs for 200,000 ha of existing and new settlement areas; (iii) provision of technical assistance and equipment for a Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) in DAR which would be responsible for the programming, coordination and monitoring of the project; (iv) provision of technical assistance to upgrade the training programs and capability of DAR; (v) provision of technical assistance to assist with the monitoring and evaluation of progress in the three settlement areas selected for improvement. (b) settlement Development: (i) roads; (ii) irrigation and drainage; (iii) erosion control; (iv) forestry: provision of equipment and technical services to enable forest development in Capiz and Bukidnon settlement areas for fuelwood and other purposes; (v) health units and water supply; (vi) buildings and facilities; (vii) agricultural services center; (viii) marketing, cooperative development and credit.