Kharla Vianca S. Mendez Rene R. Vidallo Magnolia M. Rosimo Gonzalo Servano, Jr. Farah Gaud A. Urdelas Lorna L. Bernales Eisen Bernard Bernardo Julian F. Gonsalves Kharla Vianca S. Mendez Rene R. Vidallo Magnolia M. Rosimo Gonzalo S. Servano, Jr. Farah Gaud A. Urdelas Lorna L. Bernales Eisen Bernard Bernardo Julian F. Gonsalves 1 Correct citation: Mendez, K.S., Vidallo, R.R., Rosimo, M.M., Servano, G.S., Jr., Urdelas, F.G., Bernales, L.L., Bernardo, E.B., and Gonsalves, J. 2021. Portfolio of Climate Resilient Options for Farming and Fishing Communities in Ivisan, Capiz. International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Philippines. Creative Commons License This Research Report is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial– NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Articles appearing in this publication may be freely quoted and reproduced provided the source is acknowledged. No use of this publication may be made for resale or other commercial purposes. DISCLAIMER: This Research Report has been prepared as an output under the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and has not been peer- reviewed. Any opinions stated herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of CCAFS, donor agencies, or partners. All images remain the sole property of their source and may not be used for any purpose without written permission of the source. ----------- Design & layout Dulce Dominguez 2 The main purpose of this publication is to document climate smart agricultural options tested and implemented in Ivisan, Capiz, Philippines. The intention is to use evidence-based recommendations to promote out-scaling and upscaling. Participatory vulnerability assessment and action research helped in identification of climate resilient options. A community innovation fund supported the farmer-led action research. The investigators used a landscape approach in capturing how community-managed technologies worked in lowland, upland and coastal areas. This report presents the rationale of the technologies, details of the implementation process, actual farmers’ learnings and observed benefits. The compiled technological options resulted in a unique portfolio best-fitted to alleviate impacts of climate change while also addressing livelihood goals. Action research, climate resilient options, climate smart, community innovation, climate change, farmer learnings 3 Kharla Vianca S. Mendez Kharla is IIRR Philippine Program’s Researcher and has been with the Institute since 2016. She handles research protocol and data management of Quezon and Ivisan Learning Communities. She is stationed at Quezon Field Office in Guinayangan. She works closely with Learning Community Project Managers and Facilitators in documenting participatory action researches and other community-based adaptation strategies on climate resilient agriculture. Kharla holds a Master of Science degree in Agronomy, major in Crop Physiology cognate in Soil Science from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Email: [email protected] Rene R. Vidallo Rene is the IIRR Philippine Program Director. He previously held posts in the Institute as RCA Program Specialist for Agriculture and Natural Resource Management and later as Program Manager for Food Security and Sustainable Livelihood. Aside from providing guidance and assistance to Philippine staff in program development, he also provides technical assistance to Cambodia and Myanmar staff on climate smart agriculture programming. He is a licensed Forester. Email: [email protected] Magnolia M. Rosimo Maggie joined IIRR in 2006 with a wealth of experience in project management, community organizing and participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation. Before joining IIRR, she was Research Monitoring and evaluation Officer with Kaisahan, Inc., and Project Manager with Mediators for Sustainable Development, where she focused on social acceptance and preparation. In her current position, Maggie manages learning community programs like the Quezon Program where she advances people centered approaches and participatory community development. She assists in establishing M&E framework and systems for projects and prepares concept notes and proposals for new IIRR initiatives. Email: [email protected] 4 Gonzalo S. Servano, Jr. Gonzalo, also known as “Jhun”, has more than a decade of experience on humanitarian and development work. He joined IIRR in 2010 and started as an intern then became a project staff to field coordinator handling Disaster Risk Reduction projects based in Cavite Learning Community. His expertise includes community disaster preparedness and risk reduction programming, participatory assessments, planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning. He now handles the Panay Learning Community in the Philippines with projects implementing Food Security and Resilience Livelihoods programming. Email: [email protected] Farah Gaud A. Urdelas Farah joined the Yolanda Rehabilitation Team of IIRR-Panay Learning Community Program in Ivisan as the Project Field Coordinator. She started working with the team and the community in mid of 2015. She primarily leads the implementation and management of the BRIDGE Project in Panay that aims to rebuild and rehabilitate the poor communities affected by Typhoon Yolanda, and, increase their resilience and adaptive capacities against future disaster risks. She also works with the DA-AMIA Project in the coordination and facilitation of most of the trainings, workshops and meetings with partners and stakeholders. Farah is a graduate of Bachelor in Agricultural Technology, major in Agronomy. Email: [email protected] Lorna L. Bernales Engr/EnP Lorna is the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator of the Local Government Unit of Ivisan, Capiz. She is also the Officer in Charge of Human Resource Management Office on a concurrent capacity. She received her Master’s Degree in Public Management with a major in Local Governance and Development from the Development Academy of the Philippines and her bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of San Agustin, Iloilo City. Email: [email protected] Eisen Bernard Bernardo Eisen is the Senior Communications Specialist of CCAFS Southeast Asia based in Hanoi, Vietnam. He finished both his bachelor’s and master’s degree in Development Communication in the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Before joining CCAFS SEA, he worked as the Creatives Officer of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. He also works as a digital artist and children’s book illustrator. Email: [email protected] 5 Julian F. Gonsalves Dr. Julian Gonsalves is a Senior Advisor at the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. In the past, he served as Vice President of IIRR. He represents IIRR on CCAFS global partnerships committee. He has previously served on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the CIFSRF program of IDRC and on the CGIAR NGO Committee. He is Rockefeller Fellow and a UNEP Global 500 awardee. He obtained his PhD from Cornell University. Email: [email protected] 6 Alicia Ilaga Director, DA-AMIA Dr. Nicomedes Eleazar Director, DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research Dr. Leocadio Sebastian CCAFS SEA Regional Coordinator Hon. Jose Noel N. Yap LGU-Ivisan (Municipal Mayor) Engr. Enp Lorna Bernales LGU-Ivisan (MPDO) Nilda Coopera OMA-Ivisan Susan Villar OMA-Ivisan (OIC-MAO) Fatima Ocampo OMA-Ivisan Giovanni Lawag OMA-Ivisan Joed Urdelas OMA-Ivisan Nelly Ambuan OMA-Ivisan Cara Simpson US Peace Corps Junedel Buhat IIRR Panay Learning Community Ivy Bermio IIRR Panay Learning Community Harlyn Balbona IIRR Panay Learning Community Jonessa Vigo IIRR Panay Learning Community Ailyn Nicolas IIRR Panay Learning Community Ivy Verdadero IIRR Panay Learning Community Royden Nicolas IIRR Panay Learning Community Sheela De Felipe IIRR Panay Learning Community Building community-based models for climate resilient agriculture and fisheries across landscape within municipalities 7 A. Introduction 12 B. Background to Ivisan, Capiz, Philippines 17 C. Brief vulnerability profile 18 D. Rice-based technological options 21 E. Livestock and poultry-based technological options 43 F. Coconut-based technological options 50 G. Technological options for coastal communities 57 H. Technological options for vegetable farmers 68 I. Conclusion 73 References 75 Special section on participatory mapping processes 76 8 Table 1. Basic indicators for agronomic Performance of Upland Rice Varieties subjected to PVS 30 Table 2. Agronomic Performance of Saline-tolerant Rice Varieties subjected to PVS 32 Table 3. Comparative Analysis of agronomic performance using GLM and farmers’ practice 37 Table 4. Varieties harvested after 4 and 20 days after planting (Second Priming) 63 Table 5. Result of participatory sensory test evaluation 64 Table 6. Percentage of HHs engaged in vegetable farming 68 9 BOFA Basiao Oyster and Mussel Fisherfolks Association BIG Bio-Intensive Gardening CCAFS CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security CIF Community Innovation Fund CRA Climate Resilient Agriculture CSA climate-smart agriculture DA-AMIA Department of Agriculture - and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture DA-SWCCO Department of Agriculture - Systems-Wide Climate Change Office DA-BAR Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Agricultural Research FLG Farmer Learning Group GHG Greenhouse Gas GLM Green Leaf Manure GWP Global Warming Potential HH Household IFG Intensive Feed Garden IIRR International