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©FAO/Ryanwil©FAO PhilippinesBaldovino EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE FOOD SECURITY AND ENHANCE FOOD PRODUCTION AND RESILIENCE IN TYPHOON AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN LANAO DEL NORTE (REGION X) AND LANAO DEL SUR (BARMM), MINDANAO TCP T ERMINAL REPORT July 2019 SDGs: Countries: The Philippines Project Codes: TCP/PHI/3701 FAO Contribution: USD 500 000 Duration: 18 July 2018 to 31 May 2019 Contact Info: FAO Representation in The Philippines [email protected] EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE FOOD SECURITY AND ENHANCE TCP/PHI/3701 FOOD PRODUCTION AND RESILIENCE IN TYPHOON AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN LANAO DEL NORTE (REGION X) AND LANAO DEL SUR (BARMM), MINDANAO Implementing Partners Most of the areas affected by STS Tembin were highly dependent on agriculture (various crops, poultry, livestock Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform and fisheries). The storm destroyed crops and killed (MAFAR), Department of Agriculture (Region X) livestock, causing humanitarian and economic crises for (DA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). 158 923 families. The DA reported a loss of Beneficiaries USD 4.7 million (Philippine Peso [PHP] 234 907 912) in the Typhoon affected rice farming households; Farmer agricultural sector. Rice and corn were the crops that were trainers; Government technicians, officials and hit hardest, with rice accounting for 58 percent of the representatives. total loss and corn accounting for 39 percent. Two of the areas affected by STS Tembin were Lanao del Country Programming Framework Norte, located in Region X, also known as Northern Country Outcome 3 – Reduced vulnerabilities among Mindanao, and Lanao del Sur, located in the individuals and families and just and lasting peace Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao achieved. (BARMM). These regions were home to many smallholder farmers whose livelihoods and food security were at risk. These areas also contained evacuation centres and host communities for displaced people who had been forced out of their homes by the Marawi conflict in 2017. The STS Tembin further aggravated the living conditions and jeopardized the livelihoods of these people. The project provided emergency support to promote the restoration of the livelihoods of 1 970 farming households, or 9 850 people in the Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur provinces. Without this emergency support, farmers in those areas risked missing the cropping season, which is critical for both food security and ensuring seasonal income sources. The emergency support consisted of the provision of seeds and fertilizers, as well as capacity building activities for local government officials and representatives. The topics of these training sessions focused on resilient rice-based farming systems, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) and cash-based transfers for vulnerability reduction and disaster response. ©FAO Philippines IMPACT The distribution of seeds and fertilizers provided BACKGROUND emergency support to smallholder farmers in Lanao del The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to Norte and Lanao del Sur, which supported the restoration natural disasters. An average of 20 typhoons affect the of income-generating activities and the reduction of food country ever year, some of which result in significant insecurity. The capacity building sessions were expected damage. On 22 December 2017, Severe Tropical Storm to lead to improved disaster response preparedness by (STS) Tembin made landfall in the Cateel municipality of providing local stakeholders with knowledge on resilient the Davao Oriental province, and it proceeded to cross farming systems and Disaster Risk and Reduction other provinces in Northern Mindanao and Palawan. The Management (DRRM) Plans of Action. These elements storm intensified into a typhoon the following day. combined were expected to support the restoration of Overall, it caused flooding in over 230 areas in various agricultural livelihoods and enhance food production and regions, as well as flash floods and landslides, and it resilience in the Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur displaced more than 300 000 individuals. communities. TCP T ERMINAL R EPORT 1 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE FOOD SECURITY AND ENHANCE TCP/PHI/3701 FOOD PRODUCTION AND RESILIENCE IN TYPHOON AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN LANAO DEL NORTE (REGION X) AND LANAO DEL SUR (BARMM), MINDANAO ACHIEVEMENT OF RESULTS In order to support the adoption of resilient rice-based farming systems, a series of training sessions was held. The project achieved the expected outputs in terms of Twenty-eight agricultural department staff from provincial the provision of emergency support and capacity building and municipal offices, as well as farmer and in some areas, surpassed initial goals. technicians, attended Training of Trainers (ToT) sessions. The original target of providing rice seeds and fertilizers Of these, 19 were men and nine were women. The to 9 000 people was surpassed by 750, meaning that ToT sessions resulted in the training of 225 DA technicians the target number of beneficiaries was exceeded by and local farmer technicians. The topics of these sessions 9 percent. Another successful element can be seen in included cropping pattern adjustment, integrated pest the planting of rice. Originally, the project aimed to plant management and fertilizer and nutrient management. At 1 800 ha of resilient rice varieties (800 in Lanao del Norte the village level, trainings on resilient rice-based farming and 1 000 in Lanao del Sur) but in the end, 1 970 ha systems were conducted for a total of 697 farmer were planted (900 in Lanao del Norte and 1 070 in beneficiaries. Community seed banks were also Lanao del Sur). The project also targeted training established for the resilient rice varieties. A total of 950 45 Local Government Unit (LGU) personnel and other beneficiaries and government personnel were trained on relevant government staff in DRRM, but was able resilient rice-based farming systems. to build the capacity of an additional participant, reaching In addition to these training sessions, nine season long a total of 46. Climate Smart Farmer Field Schools (CS-FFS) were All goals related to the coordination and organization of conducted to capacitate farmers further on resilient rice- the distribution centres and the actual distribution of based farming systems and the use of appropriate the agricultural inputs were achieved. This included the adaptation technologies given the vulnerability and risks implementation, coordination and organization of a posed by natural hazards. These season long training workshop which led to the establishment of a Project activities were completed by 299 farmers. Management Office (PMO) at the World Food A total of 441 beneficiaries in nine municipalities in Lanao Programme (WFP) compound in Iligan City to facilitate del Norte and Lanao del Sur participated in capacity close coordination with other project partners. A series of building activities on the preparation of DRRM Plans of meetings was held with MAFAR-BARMM and provincial Action for Agriculture. and municipal agriculture officers to create an Forty-six government officers from provincial to barangay implementation plan for the distribution of agricultural (village or neighborhood) level were trained on the inputs and coordinate reporting. Site and selection formulation of these plans. Follow-up sessions were held criteria for the identification of beneficiaries in each province in order to allow National Government and the validation of fields were finalized by Agencies (NGA) to present their respective MAFAR-BARMM, the Department of Agriculture Regional Projects/Programs/Activities (PPA) to generate support for Field Office (DA – RFO X) and DAR. There were no issues the interventions identified in the DRRM Plans of Action with the procurement of agricultural inputs, which for Agriculture. Municipal level sessions were also held to included 1 970 bags of certified rice seeds, 1 800 bags of allow stakeholders (especially farmers) to provide Urea fertilizers (50 kg each) and 1 800 bags of complete comments and technical feedback on the work and fertilizer (50 kg each). financial plans. A regional forum for stakeholders was The completion of the aforementioned activities led to conducted in each province as well, in which BARMM and the successful distribution of emergency supplies. Region X provincial, municipal and local government units One bag of certified rice was distributed to each of the and farmer group representatives participated. This 1 970 farming households identified as beneficiaries. activity allowed key stakeholders to provide feedback and Of these, 1 600 bags were for lowland and 370 bags for generate technical and financial assistance for the upland rice ecosystems. One bag of Urea fertilizer implementation of DRRM Plans of Action for Agriculture. and one bag of complete fertilizer were delivered to The sessions led to the formulation of these plans for the 1 800 households (HHs), and the DA provided additional nine municipalities. fertilizer assistance. TCP T ERMINAL R EPORT 2 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE FOOD SECURITY AND ENHANCE TCP/PHI/3701 FOOD PRODUCTION AND RESILIENCE IN TYPHOON AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN LANAO DEL NORTE (REGION X) AND LANAO DEL SUR (BARMM), MINDANAO Two provinces benefited from EWEA capacity building IMPLEMENTATION OF WORK PLAN sessions. Municipal agriculture officers, DRRM officers, Overall, the project was implemented within the planned planning