SDS-072
Oriented Agri-Technology and Agri-Extension Services for Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services(ARCCESS) Project for Region 4A – CAVITE
The Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity Economic Support Services or ARCCESS is a project of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) that aims to increase farm productivity, improve net income, and sustain the livelihood of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). To achieve these objectives, the project taps professional service providers like agri-extension providers and business development service (BDS) providers to coach ARB organizations (ARBOs) on farm technology and enterprise development. In particular, the project taps Business Development Service (BDS) providers to enhance the capacity of ARBOs on business management and to incubate their agri-enterprise until such time that they can already effectively and sustainably manage it.
Likewise, the ARCCESS project provides common service facilities (CSF) or farm equipment, machinery, and implements to ARB organizations. The ARCCESS project, and in particular the CSF, will be provided to ARB organizations that are willing and ready to pay user fees for the CSF so these become their business asset.
The key service requirements are: the provision of knowledge and skills, the development of the Farm Production and Common Service Facility Management Plans (FPMP and CSFMP), and the delivery of tools and materials on technology and extension.
1. Design, conduct, and documentation of training and coaching that is more focused on the operational aspect of market-oriented agri-technology and agri-extension services for a core of farmer-technicians;
2. Sustainability-oriented training and coaching interventions and strategies that guaranty effective technology transfer;
3. Provision of seasoned experts, resource persons, and other staff; who are keen on this type of service;
4. Development, application, and documentation of training design, modules, manuals, strategies, and tools for evaluation and feedback; and
5. Documentation and reporting for trainings, consultation, and coaching sessions as well as periodic and terminal reports.