๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐โ The DA-BFAR SAAD Davao Region, in collaboration with the DA-BFAR SAAD National Program Management Support Office (NPMSO), conducted the Market Assistance and Enterprise Development (MAED) rollout under the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Phase 2 from November 18-22, 2024 in the province of Davao Occidental.
MAED is a component of the DA-BFAR SAAD Phase 2 aimed to support fisherfolk beneficiaries in enhancing their livelihood sustainability. The initiative focuses on entrepreneurship development, value addition, enterprise strengthening and facilitating connections between producers and potential markets to ensure the viability and growth to become a fully established community-based enterprises (CBEs).
The pilot activity involved the participation of the Cabilon II Laborers Association (CLASS), comprising 15 men and 4 women, in Sitio Cabilon, Brgy. Kinanga, Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental. The association was initially engaged in labor services, received the SAAD Phase 2 livelihood intervention (Payao) in 2023. They strategically reinvest their income to established a sari-sari store and explore post-harvest technologies, advancing toward becoming a fully established operational CBE.
The interactive sessions include discussions on MAED guidelines, market mapping and field validation with the used of MAED templates and tools to identify market-related data of the selected group beneficiary.
In his remarks, DA SAAD OPBME Unit Head Darwin A. Pamatmat signifies the relevance of the MAED rollout in understanding and projecting market trends based on the livelihood intervention given.
โ๐๐ง ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐บ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ฌ๐ข ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ข, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐น๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ โ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ช๐บ๐ข ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต ๐ด๐ช๐บ๐ขโ, Pamatmat said.
Following the initiative, the team analyzed and generated projections from the gathered information and developed an interactive GIS map of potential markets for CLASS. The analysis, based on the Enterprise Profitability Assessment (EPA), revealed that CLASS has a positive income projection and can be considered a profitable CBE.
This activity is part of BFAR and SAAD’s ongoing commitment to ensure that the fisherfolk in marginalized areas receive the necessary support to sustain their project particularly with the increasingly competitive market environment.
About DA-BFAR SAAD Phase 2:
The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-BFAR SAAD) Program Phase 2 aims to contribute to poverty reduction and improve the living conditions of vulnerable fisherfolk and their communities by providing sustainable livelihood opportunities and support for poor fishing sectors. These interventions intend to complement the DA banner programs and assist beneficiaries in establishing community-based fishery enterprises. The BFAR-SAAD strives to enhance food security and promote economic growth in targeted areas across the Philippines.
