Assess the enabling environment, processes, and performance in implementing effective agricultural systems.
Enhance the capacity of communities and partner institutions in effective agricultural systems that demonstrate increased benefit for the poor and vulnerable groups, as well as assess the enabling environment, socio-economic processes and overall performance in implementing effective agricultural systems.
Identified set of outcomes and impact that can be used to formulate adaptive measures and interventions, and integration of the design of impact evaluation studies within the Project design.
Conducted Trainings on: Action Research Methodologies and Cash Crop Farming, Knowledge Management, Farm Record Keeping, Financial Management, Supply Chain Improvement, Marketing Management, and Microfinancing Scheme.
Conducted Trainings on: Bamboo Rainforestation, Jackfruit Production, Project Proposal Development and Grantmanship, Value Chain Analysis and Improvement/Development, and Business Planning.
Develop a GAP system for fresh chili and GMP system for dried chili in Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.Develop a GAP system for fresh chili and GMP system for dried chili in Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Develop a value chain management in post-harvest systems by choosing fresh and dried chili logistics in Thailand to be a model system for SEA countries.
GAP guidelines for both fresh and processed chili production need to be disseminated more extensively to small farms and industries in SEA.
Reduce families' food expenses, create savings, and provide an alternative source of income for families to alleviate poverty.
The preliminary phase includes the selection of pilot schools, conduct of planning workshop, assessment of existing school gardens, baseline study on the nutritional status of children, preparation of garden plans, curricula review and acquisition of garden inputs and structures.
Phase 2 involves the establishment and maintenance of the school gardens, development of lesson plans integrating agriculture and nutrition concepts to the current curriculum, development of training manuals, organization of core groups and establishment of linkages and cross-visits and monitoring of project sites.
Phase 3 includes the following activities: harvesting of produce, assessment of garden produce and utilization, end line study on the nutritional status of children, awarding of outstanding school garden, and development of upscaling strategy.