DA prepares Caraga LGUs for roll out of rural dev’t programs
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY -- The
Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP)
recently conducted a three-day training-workshop to help local government units
(LGUs) in the region streamline the implementation of the PRDP
Scale-Up.
The training-workshop
focused on the preparation of technical documents and compliance review, including
the detailed engineering design (DED), program of works (POW), and economic and
financial analysis (EFA), among others.
Rene Q. Morales, head of the
I-BUILD component underscored the significance of gathering the LGU
partners stating, “Having an avenue where they can focus and collaborate speeds
up the compliance process for the Scale-Up.”
“This collaborative effort
ensures that LGUs can promptly address concerns related to the approval of
their proposed subprojects,” he added.
LGU representatives
acknowledged the importance of the training workshop and compliance review
provided to them as an important platform for implementing partners to enhance
their technical preparation skills. It also served as an opportunity to
identify and address potential delays in compliance while developing techniques
and strategies for streamlining the document preparation process under the PRDP
Scale-Up.
Currently, there are three
subprojects of PRDP Scale-Up that received approval from the Regional Project
Advisory Board (RPAB) in Caraga namely, Pirada-Payas farm-to-market (FMR) road
in Cabadbaran City, San Isidro-Barajas FMR with bridge and the Mahayahay -Zion
Libertad FMR with bridge and both located in the municipality of Kitcharao, all
in Agusan del Norte.
The PRDP Scale-Up, launched
by the Department of Agriculture on November 6, 2023, is an offshoot of
the original PRDP and its two additional financing which was implemented since
2014 by the Department of Agriculture (DA) with support from the World Bank, to
address the persistent challenges being faced by the agri-fishery sector and
the rural communities in the country. (NCLM, PIA-Caraga with report from
DA-Caraga)
