1. Terms of Reference in the execution of DSWD-DA
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT for the implementation
of:
“AGRIKULTURANG PANTAWID PAMILYA
PILIPINO”

2. BACKGROUND:

Agricultural land holding and tenure is not
enough to lift the farmers from poverty.
Through decades, the agricultural sector
constitutes the majority of poor population in
the rural areas. Provision of support services
to make these agricultural lands productive
and consequently improve farmer’s income is
indispensable.

3. 
As such, and in cognition with the
convergence strategy of DSWD to reduce
poverty in the countryside, the DSWD and
DA partnership in “Agrikulturang Pantawid
Pamilyang
Pilipino”
augments
the
investments required to provide minimum
support services on infrastructure facilities,
appropriate technology, credit & marketing
assistance, and human capital in the
implementation of programs and projects for
agricultural modernization.

4. 
By virtue of the Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) signed by and between the DSWD
and DA in November 2011, the DSWD will
cooperate with DA in developing and
implementing
agricultural
productivity
projects that would ensure food security and
economic stability of Pantawid Pamilya
Program beneficiaries under the category of
either farm worker, tenant or small land
owner.

5. OBJECTIVE:

GENERAL:
To provide guidelines in the implementation
of the partnership MOA between DSWD and
DA for the agricultural livelihood interventions
and skills development of the beneficiaries
households of the Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino Program thru the “Agrikulturang
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino”.

6. SPECIFIC:
 Identify potential sites for agricultural land
development for farming of Pantawid
Pamilya beneficiaries.
 Explore and develop the skills/expertise of
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in the
construction of paddy dikes, irrigation canals
and other agricultural labor services that
would provide them wider employment
opportunities or more stable jobs in the
future.


7. Identify, develop and implement potential
livelihoods and marketing assistance for
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in the
agriculture sector.
 Formulate
institutional
arrangements
between DSWD, DA, LGUs and household
beneficiaries consistent with the policies,
strategies and programs which would create
impact of the DSWD converge strategies on
poverty reduction.


8. Provide a transition scheme for Pantawid
Pamilya beneficiaries.
 To contribute to the job generation efforts of
the national government.


9. TO ATTAIN THESE OBJECTIVES, THE DSWD AND
DA SHALL UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING:

Inventory of existing and potential
agricultural areas according to crop
category (i.e. coconut, sugarcane, rice/corn,
forestry
&
fishery,
livestock,
vegetable/intercrops), productivity, land-use
and
number
of
Pantawid
Pamilya
beneficiaries
in
identified
areas/municipalities.

10. 

Assess identified sites according to its required
support
services
such
as
agricultural
infrastructure (farm-to-market roads/ irrigation/
post harvest facilities), equipment, materials,
technology & technical assistance, product
development & marketing assistance.
Design intervention projects to be introduced in
the identified sites under the following
components, and integrate intervention plans
with that of the LDCs/LDPs (Local Development
Councils or Local Development Plans) for
appropriate allocation or sharing of resources:

11. PROJECT COMPONENT: IMPROVEMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL LAND PRODUCTIVITY FOR
PANTAWID PAMILYA COCONUT FARMERS
RATIONALE & DESCRIPTION:
With a total of 3.4 hectare of coconut areas
located in approximately 600 municipalities all
throughout the regions, the coconut industry is
marked as the country’s poorest industry
despite being the top export earner among all
industries. Government initiative is therefore
needed to resolve the problem. Appropriate
interventions should be designed to increase
productivity of the utmost 30M population who
are directly or indirectly economically dependent
on coconut farming.

12. Part of these population are Pantawid
Pamilya beneficiaries in either category of
tenant, plan farm worker or small land owner
needing support to increase income and land
productivity itself. Hence this project
component to include the following activities,
among others:
 Establishment of seed-nut nurseries and
replacement/replanting of very old and
unproductive coconut trees.

13. Intercropping coconut with cacao &
coffee, and marketing assistance of
intercourse.
 Skills development on manufacturing of
coconut-based products and marketing
assistance of the same, such as coco
coir,
vinegar,
food
&
beverage
products, coco-lumber furniture & fixtures
and
all
other
“coco-flavored”
livelihoods/industries.


14. PROJECT COMPONENT: DEVELOPMENT OF PADDY
DIKES, IRRIGATION CANALS & SERVICE ROADS IN
UNDEVELOPED BUT POTENTIAL RICE/AGRICULTURAL
FIELDS.
RATIONALE & DESCRIPTION:
The imbalance of the country’s growing
population and decreasing rice production
and other agricultural farming cultivations
due to massive agricultural land conversion
into residential & commercial estates, golf
courses and for other purposes, threatens
supply of the country’s staple food, “rice”.
This project component will develop potential
agricultural

15. sites, develop rice paddies with necessary
dikes, irrigation canals service roads and
provide livelihood assistance that would support
farmers/ beneficiaries productivity. The project
will employ Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in
the construction of paddy dikes, irrigation canals
and service roads thru DSWD’s cash or food for
work program. The DA will organize working
beneficiaries to become service providers in
agriculture-related constructions, provide them
with necessary tools and materials that can
merit their employment

16. with big agricultural landowners needing this
type of services. This component is expected
to hit the twin goal of food security and
poverty reduction.

17. PROJECT COMPONENT: VILLAGE LIVELIHOODS IN
PRODUCTIVE COASTAL AREAS
Poverty in the country’s fishing villages is very
visible despite having the rich fishing grounds,
coastal and marine resources, partly because of
low productivity due to lack of knowledge and
physical resources in terms of maximizing the
use of surplus in fishery and coastal-marine
agriculture. Income and subsistence of coastal
communities is generally dependent on the
quantity of fish catch, not aware of other
potential industries or livelihoods the shoreline
and marine life it can provide them.

18. The DSWD and BFAR/DA will package
appropriate livelihood projects suitable to the
environment, culture and resources of the
difference types of coastal villages in the
countryside
such
as
salt-making,
fish
processing, bangus fry production, seacucumber & seaweed production, crab and
other sea-shells production, among others.
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries will be
organized to undergo skills training, social
preparations and avail of a livelihood capital
assistance.

19. Provide equipment and skills enhancement
to program beneficiaries for value adding
process that would increase profits in
selected agriculture-based value chains.
 Pilot
test model projects in Region
VIII, evaluate effectiveness and applicability
in other similar areas, and finally design the
detailed implementing guidelines for the rollout or replication in other regions.


20. 
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting:
- DSWD PDO (Project Development Officer)
& MLO (Municipal Link Officer) together with
DA Extension Officers will conduct regular
monitoring of project implementation in the
field and submit a monthly report to DSWD &
DA Provincial and Regional Offices, with the
later who shall submit the quarterly report to
its respective national offices.

21. - A quarterly field validation and assessment
will be conducted by a composite team from
the DSWD and DA Secretaries.
- To monitor the socio-economic progress of
the household covered by the program
interventions, the beneficiaries shall be
subjected to a social case management
every six months using the Social Welfare
Indicators (SWI) Sheet as indicators to be
administered by a DSWD and LGU social
workers.

22. - A joint DSWD-DA Annual Job Generation
Report will be prepared by the Program
Management Bureau of DSWD to avoid
duplication of reported figures/data.

23. IMPLEMENTATION:
The joint project shall be implemented
through the MOA signed and approved by
the Secretaries of DSWD and DA.
 In the course of project implementation, the
DSWD and DA Fos should maintain close
coordination activities to achieve deliverables
as expected.


24. “Best Practices” and/or “Lessons Learned”
during project implementation should be
documented and analyzed, and consider these
as basis for replication, policy reforms and
conceptualization for replication in succeeding
years of new social welfare and development
programs/projects.
 Annual report and project impact assessment
report at the 5th year of project implementation
should be prepared and submitted by the
Program Management Bureau of DSWD to the
Secretaries of DSWD and DA.


25. IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD
UNDER THE CDED STRATEGY:
o
Delineation and Mapping of Program
Beneficiaries
- In coordination with the provincial
agriculture office, the DSWD PDO and MLO
shall define and prepare inventory list of
program beneficiaries within the agricultural
zoning category being identified by the DA.

26. o
Integration of Livelihood Development Plans
with Local Development Plans of the LGU
- Proposed livelihoods to be implemented by
the program beneficiaries in agricultural
zones shall be harmonized or integrated with
that of the municipal/provincial offices
concerned to ensure a synchronized delivery
and utilization of resources and inputs, and
likewise the attainment of common goals.

27. o
Packaging and Marketing of Sustainable
Investment Proposals
- The livelihood plans and project portfolio shall
be packaged and marketed by the DSWD PDO
and DA Extension Worker to the possible donor
entity in the private and government sectors.
The DSWD and DA national offices may also
package livelihood project portfolio for foreign
assistance from domestic or international
organizations, either for private or government
investments.

28. o
Implementation of Sustainable Livelihood
under
Community
Driven
Economic
Development (CDED) Approach
- Livelihood project identification, packaging
and resources mobilization activities shall be
undertaken in accordance with the CDED
Operations Manual specifically designed for
the development and implementation of
sustainable livelihoods and guaranteed
employment for DSWD Pantawid Pamilya
program beneficiaries.

29. THANK YOU..