KABATAANG AGRIBIZ

COMPETITIVE GRANT
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
 WHAT IS KABATAANG AGRIBIZ
GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM?
The Young Farmers Challenge Fund (YFCF) is a competitive
financial grant assistance program for the youth who will
engage in agri-fishery based enterprises. The Program will be
open to all interested youth with proposed business ventures
with profitability potential. The grants shall serve as start-up
capital for the planned innovative agri-based micro-enterprise
operated by an individual youth or as joint venture between two
or more individual youth.
 WHY THE PROGRAM IS CREATED?

In the Philippines, the average age of our farmers as of 2018 is 57 years old
and majority of the youth are no longer interested in agriculture. The
predominant notion of an ordinary youth is that agriculture will not get them
out of poverty. This is because they have seen their grandparents and
parents struggle but still remain under the poverty line. The younger
generation of farmers witnessed their parents grow old and remain poor and
thus perceive farming not as a lucrative career. Further, the number of farm
workers has been declining over the past years of around 1.5% per year
since 2007. Those employed in agriculture declined from 11.84 million in
2015 to 9.8 million in 2020.
 WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF COMPETITION?
• Crop Production
• Livestock Production
• Fisheries
• Trading
• Processing
• Integrated Farming
• Agricultural technology and innovation and others.
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
To participate in the competition, an individual applicant must pass the
following criteria:
a. Age is 18 to 30 years old ;
b. Natural born Filipino citizen;
c. In school or out-of-school youth;
d. Preferably with agriculture and fishery experience or related training
(formal or non-formal education); and
e. Must be ready to venture/engage in agriculture and fishery business
enterprise.

- In case of groups or organizations, all members must pass the above

eligibility criteria.
 WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

a. Employees of the DA, its Regional Field Offices, bureaus, attached

agencies and corporations, including their relatives up to the fourth civil
degree of consanguinity or affinity; and

b. Recipients of assistance or awards either in cash or in kind amounting

to Php50,000.00 and above from the DA, its Regional Field Offices,
bureaus, attached agencies and corporations.
 WHAT ARE THE STAGES OF COMPETITION?

STAGES OF COMPETITION NUMBER OF WINNERS PRIZE PER ENTERPRISE

Provincial Level 1, 300 Nationwide Php. 50,000.00

Regional Level 3 Per Region Php. 150,000.00

(15 regions and NCR)

National Level 6 winners Php300,000.00

 WHAT ARE THE DOCUMENTARY
REQUIREMENTS?

a. Business Model Canvas (BMC) as prescribed by the Program with

Template Format;
b. 2 x 2 Photo and scanned or clear copy of at least one (1) valid ID; and
c. Copy of the proof documents that he/she has agriculture and fishery
experience or related training/education.

- All documents submitted for this program shall become the property of
the Department of Agriculture.
 WHEN IS THE ONLINE ORIENTATION FOR
BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS PREPARATION?
• The Pre-registration registration will be posted at DA Official FB page
and DA-AMAS official FB Page.

• All eligible applicants for the orientation will receive a notification of

acceptance, schedule and training link through their registered email.
Date of online NCR BMC Orientation will be on May 11, 2021.

• All interested applicants for the Competition are highly encourage to join
the Online Orientation. Whether you are a graduate of agri-related
courses or not.
 WHERE CAN THE APPLICANTS SUBMIT
THEIR DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE COMPETITION?
• NCR Application – DA Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service
(AMAS).

• Regional Application – DA Regional Field Office

• Application of Documentary Requirements – May 12 to June 15, 2021

• The Secretariat will post the email addresses where you can send your
application.

a. Bulacan Hydroponics Supply - Supplier
b. Rustan’s - Grocery Stores/buyer
c. Samgyupsalamat - Restaurants/buyer
d. Online Palengke - retail
e. LunchBox Diet - collaborator
f. Grab Delivery - deliveries
g. DA-ACPC - capital build-up
h. DA-ATI – Skills training
Start-up Capital: Php 53,776.85
a. Materials
b. Hired Labor
c. Operating Expenses (Deliveries, d. Utilities, etc.)
d. Research and Development
e. Non-Cash Cost (owner’s wage)
SAMPLE BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS (BMC)
Preparatory Activities:
1. Material collection for greenhouse construction Main Product: Organically produced
2. Land/ground preparation Business to Customer:
Lettuce with proper packaging even in
3. Construction of the greenhouse Working Women
4. Testing and commissioning of the systems inside the bulk deliveries 1. Offer stamp cards to target individual Health Conscious Individuals
greenhouse - critical customers where they can get free 1kg of (Gym-goers, Vegan, Vegetarians)
5. Seed starting Business Ethics: lettuce after 10 transactions
6. Cleaning and disinfecting of the NFT channels before
transplanting a) Quality Business to Business (high priority):
Kainan na may supply requirement
7. Transplanting b) Collaboration 2. Set-up a review form for business to
ng lettuce - Samgyupsal/Korean restaurants,
Operating Activities: c) Diversity / Inclusivity (Diverse Lettuce business target customers
8. Daily monitoring High-end restaurants
9. Maintaining water quality and nutrient levels
Types, Farm workers such as PWDs, Out-
of-School Youth) Online Vegetable Markets
10. Harvesting (e.g Online Palengke, Savvies, etc.)
11. Selling/Marketing d) Continuous Learning
12. Research and Development - critical
13. Record keeping - critical Location:
Highly-Urbanized Cities, Metropolitan Offices
and Work-out Gyms.
Physical Resources Market Size:
Greenhouse (entire hydroponics system)
Own (Direct selling):
Set-up Online pages in various Social Media Fairly dense population of lettuce producers
Human Resources Platforms / Farm Location and suppliers
Infrastructure construction workers Very High number of Samgyupsal
Business manager / Farm worker/harvester Partner Stores: and High-end restaurants establishments in
Retail supermarkets / Farmers’ Market Metro Manila
Financial Resources Healthy Packed Meals Stores
Working capital for hydroponics project
Financial support either from the government, NGOs, etc.
Advertising tactics: Main demand of Target Buyers:
Intellectual Property Collaborate with online health diet pack stores High-quality, fresh produce, and accessible
Brand of the project “Lettuce in a cup” Tele-marketing lettuce
Acquired Skill Cost of Marketing
BS Agribusiness Economics, Agriculturist Board Passer, Estimated Php2.00 per kilo of lettuce or
DA-ATI – Hydroponics Seminar
Php0.50 per lettuce head.
a. Direct selling - cash on delivery
b. Monthly Subscription
c. In bulk - MOQ of 50kg = Php 180 per kilo; Php 20 per Lettuce head
d. Pricing: Economy Pricing o cost-plus pricing strategy
e. Mode of Payment: Cash on Delivery and Pay as you order
f. Medium: Online Bank Transfer/Online Payment (Gcash, Paymaya, Online banking Apps) o Cash
 WHAT ARE THE EVALUATION CRITERIA?

• Entrepreneurial attitude
• Innovativeness
• Revenue stream of the business proposal
• Value addition
 HOW CAN THE APPLICANTS WILL KNOW
IF HIS/HER APPLICATION IS SELECTED
OR APPROVED?

• The Secretariat will send a Notice of Award to the

winners.

• Also indicated is the information where and when they can

claim their prize and their corresponding responsibilities.
 WHAT WILL BE NEXT STEP AFTER THE
PROVINCIAL AWARDEES CLAIMED THEIR
PRIZE?

• They shall implement their proposal right away.

• Moreover, they are also qualified for the Regional Level

Competition. In every Region, there will be 3 winners
who will receive an additional Php. 150,000.00 per
enterprise.
 SA PAGSASAKA
MAY PAGKAIN KA NA!
MAY PERA KA PA!
 JOIN US!

KABATAANG AGRIBIZ CLOSED GROUP

@Agri.AMAS

agribusiness.da.gov.ph

#0927 781 2914 and 0977 795 4904