Republic of the Philippines

Pr ov ince of B ohol
M unicipa lity of D a uis

C O M P R E H E N S IV E P R O J E C T P R O F IL E

1 . P R O J E C T D E S C R IP T IO N

1 .1 Pr oj ect T itle : C a tt le F a tte n in g A n d B r e e d in g A s s is ta n c e P r o je c t

1 .2 Pr oj ect T y pe : F ina ncia l a nd T echnica l A ssista nce Pr oj ect
1 .3 Pr oj ect C om ponents:

T he pr oj ect inv olv es tw o m a in com ponents:

1 . C a ttle F a ttening Pr oj ect

T his includ es fa ttening of 5 0 hea d s of ca ttle a t the initia l sta g e of the

pr oj ect. Recipients sha ll pr od uce ca ttle for fa ttening a nd follow s a
r epa y m ent schem e tha t uses the pr oceed s for subseq uent fa ttening
initia tiv es for other beneficia r ies.

2 . C a ttle B r eed ing Pr oj ect

T he pr oj ect w ill sta r t a br eed ing a r r a ng em ent w ith 6 0 hea d s of

ca ttle. Recipients sha ll be r esponsible w ith the g r ow th of these
ca ttle until sold . A r epa y m ent schem e w ill be follow ed tha t w ould
fa cilita te the br eed ing of new ca ttle by other beneficia r ies.

1 .4 Pr oj ect L oca tion: A ll 1 2 B a r a ng a y s of D a uis, B ohol

2 . P R O J E C T S T A T U S

T he pr oj ect is still a n id ea w ith pr oj ect pr ofile a v a ila ble. A fea sibility stud y ha s
a lr ea d y been cond ucted to d eter m ine the fina ncia l a nd a d m inistr a tiv e
v ia bility of its im plem enta tion.

T his pr oj ect ty pe is includ ed in the M unicipa lity ’ s D ev elopm ent a nd I nv estm ent
Pla n a nd is pr oposed for fund ing fr om L oca l a nd F or eig n D onor A g encies. T he
M unicipa l G ov er nm ent a nd the fa r m er g r oups ha v e com m itted to pr ov id e
counter pa r t fund s for the fina ncia l r eq uir em ents of the pr oj ect.

3. P R O J E C T J U S T I F I C A T I O N

3 .1 P ro je c t B a c k g ro u n d

T he M unicipa lity of D a uis is g ener a lly a n a g r icultur a l tow n. A lthoug h its tour ism
potentia ls m a y ha v e becom e ev id ent w ith the esta blishm ent of v a r ious r esor ts
a nd tour ism -ba sed v entur es in the loca lity , fa r m ing a nd fishing still a r e
consid er ed m a j or sour ces of incom e for its people.

W hile household s in the m unicipa lity m a y ha v e g ener a lly subsisted their d a ily
liv es thr oug h econom ic a ctiv ities d r iv en by a g r icultur e a nd tour ism , pov er ty
ind ica tor s show tha t m a ny still a r e in the d epr iv ed sta te. T he Pov er ty
D a ta ba se M onitor ing S y stem r ev ea led tha t 4 9 . 5 1 % of the tota l num ber of
household s in D a uis is still liv ing below the I ncom e T hr eshold of P1 0 , 2 0 0 . 0 0 per
household per y ea r . T he sur v ey a lso show ed tha t a bout 1 6 . 6 6 % of the w or k ing
a g es in the m unicipa lity a r e unem ploy ed . T hese ind ica tor s w ould fur ther
ex pla in the pr esence of other lev els of d epr iv a tion in the m unicipa lity w ith
household s ha v ing d ifficulties in pr ov id ing for their food , w a ter , housing , hea lth
a nd sa nita tion fa cilities.

T he M unicipa l G ov er nm ent of D a uis, in r esponse to these cur r ent situa tions,

ha s been initia ting pr og r a m s a nd pr oj ects tha t w ould a llev ia te its people fr om
pov er ty a nd d epr iv a tion. O ne of these pr og r a m s is the a g r icultur a l pr od uction
enha ncem ent initia tiv e, w hich a im s to im pr ov e pr od uctiv ity a nd incom e of
a g r icultur e-ba sed household s. O ne of the str a teg ies in this initia tiv e is
im pr ov ing the liv estock pr od uction in the m unicipa lity thr oug h pr ov ision of
a ssista nce a nd suppor t to fa r m er s.

T his pr oposed ca ttle fa ttening a nd br eed ing a ssista nce pr oj ect suppor ts the
thr ust of the loca l g ov er nm ent pa r ticula r ly in the d ev elopm ent of liv estock in
the m unicipa lity . W ith sig nifica nt num ber of household s m a k ing their liv ing
fr om a g r icultur e, this pr oj ect is a m ea ns of im pr ov ing or pr ov id ing a d d itiona l
incom e to these household s. I t a llow s poor fa r m er s to g a in a ccess to
a ssista nce in br eed ing ca ttle w ith for eseen econom ic benefits. T he
r epa y m ent schem e of the pr oj ect pr ov id es ea sy a nd a ffor d a ble ter m s for
fa r m er s to pa y their oblig a tions, a nd a t the sa m e tim e a llow s the pr oj ect to
susta in a nd ex pa nd its beneficia r y ba se.

T he beneficia r y fa r m er s, thr oug h their fa r m er g r oups, ca n pr ofita bly und er ta k e

ba ck y a r d ca ttle fa ttening a nd br eed ing in this pr oj ect. I t inv olv es buy ing
hea lthy stock , feed ing a nd fa ttening them in 8 0 d a y s a nd selling them a fter . A
m inim um spa ce for housing is r eq uir ed , tha t is 1 . 5 to 2 sq . m eter s per hea d for
a shelter ed feed ing a r ea a nd a 5 sq . m eter a r ea per hea d for a fenced
loa fing a r ea . G iv en w ith the pr oper ca r e, confined a nim a ls a r e less
susceptible to d isea ses a nd pa r a sites. T he fa ttening per iod is a lso shor ter .
M a r bling a nd inter m ix tur e of fa t a nd lea n in m ea t a r e consid er ed better a nd
a r e the pr efer r ed v a r ieties in the m a r k et. T his could be obta ined thr oug h
feed lot fa ttening .

T her e is a pr om ising m a r k et for ca ttle/ beef consid er ing the str a teg ic loca tion
of D a uis to the ca pita l C ity of T a g bila r a n. I t is w or thw hile to note tha t the
ex isting fiv e super m a r k ets in the city a r e still im por ting beef fr om C ebu C ity
a nd fr om other pr ov inces d ue to la ck of beef supply in the pr ov ince of B ohol.
M or eov er , w ith the em er g ing d ev elopm ent of tour ism ind ustr y in D a uis, the
d om estic d em a nd for beef a s w ell a s in r esor ts, hotels a nd r esta ur a nts ha v e
incr ea sed . I t is ther efor e a ppr opr ia te in tim e for fa r m er s in the loca lity to
v entur e in ca ttle pr od uction consid er ing tha t the m a r k et d em a nd is hig h. I t
a lso pr ov id es a g r ea ter oppor tunity for fa r m er g r oups to eng a g e in a g r icultur a l
enter pr ise.

T he im plem enta tion of this pa r ticula r pr oj ect w ill d efinitely pr ov id e the fa r m er

beneficia r ies a n oppor tunity to incr ea se their incom e. W hile the num ber of
beneficia r ies m a y not be tha t la r g e in the initia l sta g e of the pr oj ect, the r oll-
ov er schem e it offer s w ill pr ov id e a susta ina ble m echa nism tha t w ould ex pa nd
the pr oj ect r ea ch to g r ea ter num ber of beneficia r ies in the long -r un.
I ncr ea sing incom es in the loca lity w ill ther efor e im pr ov e fa r m er household s’
liv ing cond itions a nd w ell-being , a llow ing them to pr ov id e for them selv es
better food , housing , ed uca tion a nd hea lth a nd sa nita tion fa cilities.

3 .2 P r o je c t L in k a g e s

T he pr oj ect str eng thens the liv estock d ev elopm ent thr ust of the m unicipa lity . I t
com plem ents the L iv estock D isper sa l Pr og r a m ca r r ied out by the M unicipa l
G ov er nm ent thr oug h the M unicipa l A g r icultur e O ffice.

C a ttle fa ttening ha s g a ined pr om inence a s a n im por ta nt business pr oj ect of

the liv estock ind ustr y in the m unicipa lity . I t is a sour ce of incom e of m ost
fa r m er s w ith less pr od uction cost. I t a lso contr ibutes in pr om oting a hea lthy
a nd pr od uctiv e society , w hich encour a g es people to utiliz e tim e for m or e
pr od uctiv e eng a g em ents instea d of g a m bling a nd d r ink ing .

M or e im por ta ntly , the pr oj ect ha s bea r ing in ensur ing food sufficiency in the
m unicipa lity , in suppor t to the F ood S ecur ity Pr og r a m of the N a tiona l a nd
Pr ov incia l G ov er nm ents. I t pr ov id es a d d itiona l sour ce of beef to m eet the
d em a nd for hig h pr otein r eq uir em ent of B ohola nos.

3 .3 P r o je c t O b je c tiv e s

1 . T o incr ea se the incom e of fa r m er pa r tner s in the M unicipa lity of D a uis

2 . T o incr ea se supply of beef to suppor t the d om estic a nd tour ism d em a nd
of the m unicipa lity a nd the pr ov ince
3 . T o ex pa nd the ca ttle d isper sa l pr og r a m of the g ov er nm ent

3 .4 S e c to r a l O b je c t iv e s

T he pr oj ect suppor ts the a tta inm ent of food sufficiency a nd secur ity in the
pr ov ince of B ohol. I t w ill boost the a g r icultur a l d ev elopm ent of the
m unicipa lity by enha ncing pr od uctiv ity in suppor t to the im plem enta tion of
the B ohol A g r icultur e M a ster Pla n. I t a lso enha nces fa r m er s’ socia l ca pita l
by a llow ing them to w or k in a ssocia tions/ g r oups, m a k ing them a ctiv ely
inv olv e in a g r icultur e-ba sed enter pr ises.
 3 .5 R e g io n a l a n d N a tio n a l O b je c t iv e s

T he im plem enta tion of the pr oj ect w ill contr ibute to the a tta inm ent of the
na tiona l g oa l of ensur ing a food sufficiency in the countr y . B y a cceler a ting
g r ow th on the liv estock sector , it a lso suppor ts the econom ic g r ow th of the
countr y .

4 . P r o je c t F in a n c in g

4 . 1 F und s N eed ed - T he tota l pr oj ect cost is P1 , 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 . H ow ev er ,

fund s need ed fr om g ov er nm ent a nd ex ter na l
sour ces is P1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 for the follow ing :

- F or fa ttening ( 5 0 hea d s x P8 , 0 0 0 / hea d ) - P 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0

- F or br eed ing ( 6 0 hea d s x P1 0 , 0 0 0 / hea d ) - P 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0
T O T A L - P1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0

4 . 2 Pr oj ect F ina ncing - T he pr oj ect w ill be fina nced thr oug h

counter pa r t fund ing fr om the M unicipa l
G ov er nm ent, inter ested loca l a nd for eig n
fund ing a g encies a nd fr om the fa r m er pa r tner s

4 . 3 F und ing S our ce - T he pr oj ect w ill be fund ed fr om a ny inter ested

fund ing a g ency , w hether for eig n or loca l
a g ency , g ov er nm ent, non-g ov er nm ent
or g a niz a tions a nd pr iv a te entities

4 . 4 C ounter pa r t F und ing T he M unicipa lity of D a uis w ill pr ov id e a

counter pa r t fund a m ounting to P1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 .

T he fa r m er g r oups w ill pr ov id e a counter pa r t of

P2 2 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 for housing , feed s a nd feed ing

4 . 4 F ina ncia l v ia bility - T he pr oj ect is fina ncia lly v ia ble. A s ca n be

illustr a ted , a sig nifica nt fina ncia l r etur n is
fea sible for both ca ttle fa ttening a nd d isper sa l.
 1 . Pr oj ected fina ncia l r etur ns fr om ca ttle fa ttening pr oj ect ( one
hea d only , for a per iod of 3 -4 m onths)

S a le of 1 ca ttle - P 1 7 ,0 0 0 .0 0
L ess Pr oj ected C osts/ E x penses:
1 hea d ca ttle P 8 ,0 0 0 .0 0
F eed s a nd F eed ing P 2 5 0 . 0 0
D r ug s a nd v a ccine P 5 0 0 . 0 0
H ousing ( loca l m a t) P 5 0 0 . 0 0
L a bor P 7 5 0 .0 0 P 1 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0

N et I ncom e P 7 ,0 0 0 .0 0

2 . Pr oj ected fina ncia l r etur ns fr om ca ttle d isper sa l pr oj ect ( one

hea d only , for a per iod of 1 a nd ½ y ea r s)

S a le of 1 ca ttle - P 1 7 ,0 0 0 .0 0
L ess Pr oj ected C osts/ E x penses:
2 ba g s cor n br a n P 1 ,0 0 0 .0 0
V eter ina r y d r ug s P 5 0 0 .0 0
H ousing P 5 0 0 .0 0
B r eed ing F ee P 1 5 0 .0 0 P 2 ,1 0 0 .0 0

N et I ncom e P 1 4 ,9 0 0 .0 0

5 . P r o je c t B e n e fits a n d C o s ts

1 . B eneficia r ies - T he d ir ect beneficia r ies a r e the 1 1 0 fa r m er

pa r tner s fr om the 1 2 ba r a ng a y s a nd m em ber s
of the F a r m er s A ssocia tions a nd C ooper a tiv es

T he ind ir ect beneficia r ies a r e the tota l

popula tion of the m unicipa lity , w hich a r e a bout
3 0 ,3 4 9 .

2 . S ocia l B enefits - T he ex pected incr ea se in incom e of the fa r m er

beneficia r ies w ould ev entua lly contr ibute to
g ood hea lth a nd nutr ition in the fa m ily a nd
a llow them to a ccess better ed uca tion for their
child r en, im pr ov e sa nita tion a nd pr ov id e for
necessities in the household s.

3 . E conom ic B enefits - A sid e fr om the incr ea se in incom e of fa r m er s,

the ca ttle fa ttening a nd br eed ing pr oj ect
w ould a ctiv a te the econom y especia lly in the
continuous pr od uction a nd supply of beef. I t
w ill a lso encour a g e entr epr eneur s in the
m unicipa lity to eng a g e in liv estock pr od uction
a nd food pr ocessing of m ea t. W ith the incr ea se
 of household incom es, econom ic a ctiv ities a nd
ex cha ng es of g ood s a nd ser v ices in the
m unicipa lity a r e stim ula ted .

4 . S ocia l C osts - T her e a r e no socia l cost for eseen in this pr oj ect.

5 . E conom ic C osts - T her e a r e no for eseen econom ic costs in the

pr oj ect. I nstea d , this w ill pr om ote econom ic
g r ow th in the m unicipa lity . T his w ill a lso pr om ote
or g a nic fa r m ing in the a r ea .

6 . P ro je c t Im p le m e n ta tio n

1 . Responsible A g encies

T he M unicipa l A g r icultur a l O ffice ( M A O ) is r esponsible for pr oj ect

d ev elopm ent a nd stud y , a s w ell a s the super v ision of the pr oj ect
im plem enta tion.

T he m em ber s of the F a r m er s’ A ssocia tions a nd C ooper a tiv es in the

M unicipa lity a r e r esponsible in im plem enting the pr oj ect.

T he O ffice of the M unicipa l Pla nning a nd D ev elopm ent C oor d ina tor
pr ov id es inputs in pr oj ect d esig n a nd im plem enta tion. T he office is
a lso r esponsible in m onitor ing a nd ev a lua tion of the pr oj ect.

T he O ffice of the V eter ina r ia n w ill ex tend technica l a ssista nce a nd

coor d ina tion w ith the M A O in the super v ision of the pr oj ect.

2 . I m plem enta tion S ched ule

A c tiv it y Im p le m e n t a tio n T a r g e t T im e ta b le
P h y s ic a l F in a n c ia l
1 . S ubm ission of pr oposa l to 1 Pr oposa l S eptem ber , 2 0 0 6
Pr ov incia l G ov er nm ent
2 . Pr oj ect Pa ck a g ing a nd 1 Pr oposa l P1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 O ctober –
F ina ncing fund s a v a iled D ecem ber , 2 0 0 6
3 . Pr oj ect I m plem enta tion J a nua r y 2 0 0 7 –
S eptem ber 2 0 0 8
4 . Pr ocur em ent of S tock s 1 1 0 hea d s of F ebr ua r y 2 0 0 7
ca ttle
5 . D istr ibution of S tock s 1 1 0 hea d s to M a r ch 2 0 0 7
1 1 0
beneficia r ies
6 . S uper v ision a nd M onthly
M onitor ing
7 . Roll-ov er to other 1 1 0 hea d s to E v er y 3 to 4
beneficia r ies 1 1 0 m onths a nd ev er y
beneficia r ies 1 8 m onths
7 . A d m in is tr a tiv e F e a s ib ilit y

T he M unicipa l A g r icultur e O ffice ha s the ca pa bility to super v ise the pr oj ect.

T he m em ber s of the F a r m er s A ssocia tions a nd C ooper a tiv es sha ll be eq uipped
w ith technica l a nd a d m inistr a tiv e k now -how , if necessa r y , to im plem ent the
pr oj ect.

8 . L e g a l a n d P o litic a l F e a s ib ility

T her e is no leg a l im ped im ents a nd politica l opposition on the pr oj ect.

9 . E n v ir o n m e n ta l C le a r a n c e

N o env ir onm enta l clea r a nce cer tifica te r eq uir ed .

9 . S o c ia l A c c e p ta b ility

T he com m unities in the m unicipa lity ha v e positiv e r esponse for the

im plem enta tion of the pr oj ect. T her e is no a ctua l or potentia l opposition of
the pr oj ect.