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Effectiveness of the Mindanao Rural Development Program Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD) in Increasing Income and Achieving Food Security Among Bukidnon Women

Elgie Iman Aninayon,J. Intong

Published 2019 in Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration Conference (EROPA 2018)

ABSTRACT

Introduced in 2007, the Mindanao Rural Development Program Adaptable Program Loan 2Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP APL2 CFAD) was implemented in the 12 municipalities of Bukidnon to give the disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors, including women, the opportunities for increased income from agriculture and fishery production, including allied valueadding activities using appropriate and sustainable technologies. Of the 12 municipalities in Bukidnon, Damulog and Don Carlos had the most number of sub-projects on crops particularly corn with the most number of women farmers engaged in corn production. Generally, this study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the MRDP APL2CFAD in improving income and achieving food security among the Bukidnon women. Specifically, this study aimed to describe the personal, socio-economic and psychological profiles of the women farmers and the implementers of the MRDP APL2 CFAD in Bukidnon; to evaluate the factors supportive of and related to the implementation of the MRDP-CFAD program; to determine the level of effectiveness of the MRDP APL2CFAD in increasing income and attaining food security; to assess the degree of influence of personal, socio-economic, psychological, supportive and MRDP CFAD-related factors on the effectiveness of MRDP APL2 CFAD; and to identify the problems encountered by the women farmers and program implementers during program implementation. Keywords—MRDP-CFAD, Income, food security, Mindanao woman, Bukidnon.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2019

  • Venue

    Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration Conference (EROPA 2018)

  • Publication date

    Unknown publication date

  • Fields of study

    Agricultural and Food Sciences, Business, Economics

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.2991/eropa-18.2019.5
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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