“PUBLIC-PRIVATE COOPERATION IN THE

DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE

COMMUNITIES”

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE

COMMUNITY ?

A Healthy Climate and Environment

Protection and enhancement of local and regional

ecosystems and biological diversity.

Conservation of water, land, energy, and nonrenewable

resources.

Utilization of prevention strategies and appropriate

technology to minimize pollution.

Use of renewable resources no faster than their rate of

renewal.

Infrastructure that improves access to services and

markets without damaging the environment.

Social Well Being Satisfaction of basic human needs for clean air and water

and locally sourced nutritious, uncontaminated food.

Affordable provision of quality health prevention, care, and

treatment services for all community members.

Safe and healthy housing accessible to all.

Equitable access to quality education services, formal and

informal.

The basic human rights of all community members are

respected and defended against injustices including

exploitation and psychological and physical harm.

Protection, enhancement, and appreciation of community

manifestations of cultural diversity, treasures, customs, and

traditions.

Economic Security Community members equitably benefit from of a

strong and healthy community-centered economy.

Diverse and financially viable economic base.

Reinvestment of resources in the local economy.

Maximization of local ownership of businesses.

Meaningful employment opportunities for all citizens.

Responsive and accessible job training and education programs that enable the workforce adjust to future needs.

Businesses that enhance community sustainability.

Landmark Case on Authority to

Approve Conversion

CHAMBER OF REAL ESTATE AND BUILDERS

ASSOCIATIONS, INC. (CREBA), versus THE

SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM,

G.R. No. 183409

June 18,2010

“The State shall promote industrialization and full

employment based on sound agricultural

development and agrarian reform, through

industries that make full and efficient use of

human and natural resources, and which are

competitive in both domestic and foreign

markets. However, the State shall protect Filipino

enterprises against unfair foreign competition and

trade practices.”

SECTION 1. Article XII, Philippine Constitution

“The use of property bears a social

function, and all economic agents shall

contribute to the common good. Individuals

and private groups, including corporations,

cooperatives, and similar collective

organizations, shall have the right to own,

establish, and operate.”

SECTION 6. Article XII, Philippine Constitution

DAR –CREBA COLLABORATION

AS A POTENT FORM OF

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

AGRARIAN REFORM

COMMUNITIES

Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets

(LinksFarm) in partnership with the Catholic

Relief Services (CRS)

The project covers 45 farmers’ organizations in 32

project sites located in 10 regions and 21 provinces,

supporting a total of 16,000 farming households of

whom 8,000 smallholder farmers will join

production/marketing clusters and

2,400 will be directly linked to appropriate markets

Village Level Processing Center Enhancement Project (VLPCEP)

The project provides technical and financial support to existing ARB food and non-food products and enterprises in ARCs on:

Enhancement/renovation of existing processing centers of ARBOs with promising food products whose raw materials are locally available;

Issuance of Food and Drug Authority (FDA) permits/licenses;

Capacity building for backward integration or production of raw materials;

Linking with service providers to facilitate provision of operating capital for continuous processing of ARB products; and

Penetration in local and national markets by establishing business relationships and lock up agreements for marketing of FDA-compliant ARC products.

Up-Valuing of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) Products

Develop market competitive ARB products and enhance enterprise and livelihood arrangement activities at the community level that will enable the ARB organizations in selected agrarian reform areas to engage in long term marketing arrangement.

Design and adopt a One Brand and Logo for ARC/ARB products for key market and distribution channels (supermarkets, souvenir shops and general market level);

Facilitate product consolidation for Pinoy Pasalubong Samplers;

Strengthen and revitalize coop’s business operations through capacity development activities; and

Assist the ARB cooperatives to enter into long term profitable marketing arrangements

MICROFINANCING

Microfinance Innovation in Cooperative (MICOOP)

( in partnership with NATCCO)

Develop ARB cooperatives' capacities on sustainable

provision of financial and non- financial services

Capacitate field implementers in providing mentoring and

technical guidance to partner cooperatives

Develop and/or strengthen partner cooperatives with

competencies on microfinance (MF) and business

development services (BDS) - related development,

operating policies/systems installation and sound financial

performance geared towards operational and financial

self-sufficiency.

DAR-CARD, Inc. Microfinance Capacity Development Program for Partner Organizations

DAR and the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), Inc. jointly implement the Microfinance Capacity Development Program for Partner Organizations to provide sustained credit access to ARBs.

The project is largely designed as a capacity building tool of cooperatives/ARB organizations in selected ARCs to become MF service providers.

AGRIBUSINESS VENTURE

ARRANGEMENTS

Community-Managed Potable Water Sanitation and

Hygiene (CPWASH) Project

- implemented in partnership between DAR-BARBD and

the Philippine Center for Water and Sanitation ( PCWS).

In Ylang-ylang ARC in Brgy. Badio, Numancia, Aklan, the

project provides both safe drinking water and methane

gas for cooking in the community. The project is a

collaboration among the DAR,MLGU and the Numancia

Vegetable and Fruit Farmers MPC.

UP-Valuing-

Bagnos MPC in Banna, Ilocos Norte was a recipient ofa PhP 460,000.00 grant for the enhancement of theproduct labeling and packaging of their Banna BlendRice Coffee. Assistance was likewise provided by theDTI ( processing/packaging), DOLE ( labor sfety andpromotion) MLGU ( promotional mileage when itaccredited their product as the municipality’s OTOP),FDA ( registration and license to operate ). With thefinancial success of the product, the coop providesfree on the job entrepreneurial training, employmentto their children and food on the table for everybody.

DAR-CARD, Inc. Microfinance Capacity DevelopmentProgram for Partner Organizations-

The Malaya Development Cooperative, in Isabela, providedmicro-finance to its members. However, in 2007,collection rate steadily declined, with members defaultingon their loan repayments. They realized that this was duein part to their lack of skills in managing and governing aMF business. They had a turnaround when they werecovered under the DAR-CARD project, which providedappropriate training program and center-formation,mentoring assistance and technical guidance amongothers. Today, the cooperative is a well-managed, well-ledand well governed organization.

DAR, in collaboration with the Catholic Relief

Services (CRS)

provided skill training on vegetable farming and in

marketing to Hacienda Luisita ARBs. The agro-

enterprise experts from CRS shared their

technical know how on producing chili peppers

and other vegetables, provided training on

market study, product packaging, cash flows and

basics on business marketing and bookkeeping.

Today, the ARBs enjoy brisk sales on their

products.

THE AGRARIAN REFOPRM

COMMUNITY

AS THE SUSTAINABLE

COMMUNITY

Maraming salamat po!