1. Partnerships in
the Agricultural
Value-Chain
Initiative:
ASKI’s Experience

2. 41 Branches in
12 Provinces
Central and Northern Luzon

3. USD 17 Million in Portfolio

4. Challenges Met by Our Farmers
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Lack of awareness with new farming techniques
Expensive farm inputs
Natural disasters
Lack of appropriate farm equipment
Poor farm to market roads
Lack of appropriate post-harvest equipment
Unstable market price of farm produce
Lack of reliable market

5. Initiative
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Capacity Building Programs
and other trainings and
exposures
Partners
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International Rice Research
Institute
Philippine Center for Postharvest
Development and Mechanization
(PhilMech)
Department of Agriculture
PhilRice
Central Luzon State University

6. Initiative
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Reducing cost of farm
inputs
Encourage use of organic
fertilizer
Initiative
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Reducing farmers’
vulnerability to loss due to
calamities
Partners
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Commercial farm input
providers
ASKI Marketing Cooperative
Partners
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Philippine Crop Insurance
Pioneer Micro Insurance
Agricultural Guarantee Fund
Pool

7. Initiative
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Building market linkages
Partners
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San Miguel Corporation through
BMEG
Walter Mart, supermarket
Jollibee Foods Corporation

8. KABANGA Coop (Women’s Cooperative)
Composed of 62 women vegetable growers
from 7 Barangays
In the first 7 weeks,
1,769 kgs with Gross Sales of
Php. 49,341 (USD 1,150) was
delivered to Walter Mart
Super Market

9. Initiative
• Loans for farm
machineries with more
affordable and
convenient terms and
conditions
Partners
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Department of Agriculture
Department of Science and
Technology
Local government

10. Where we are going
Expanding the value-chain program
Capacity building for internal staff and
project implementers
Demonstration farm
Expanding organic farming technology
including BioGas initiative
Innovations mobile banking
Identifying other partner crop insurance
providers with more appropriate coverage

11. Partnerships in
the Agricultural
Value-Chain
Initiative:
ASKI’s Experience