PROJECT PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION:

1-3th May, 2023

Dear ma’am & sir,

On behalf of Magsasaka partylist and partners, I am pleased to submit for
consideration the Livestock and Agri-Food System Program (Hog
Production Program) as part of portfolio of Innovative farming in the
Philippines. The partnership which developed the proposal is as follows:

I.
SECRETARY: MARK JASON B. RAMIREZ

FINANCE: ROBERTO D. ABERIA

TREASURER: RODGEM A. MAQUINO

COORDINATOR: GLESA B. BORJA

II.
MEMBER:
LEANDRO MOSLARES BORJA
MERLYN BORJA RAMIREZ
RUTH A. BUSA
JENNY ABERIA BOCO
OLIVA D. LADIO
MIALA BORJA BAJADO
MARITES BORJA BALEÑA
Description of Activity:
Since beginning work on the proposal, Campakirit Chapter constituted and
chaired a task force of representatives from all the members who met regularly
throughout the development, review and finalization of the program. The task force will
provided oversight of the various steps during these stages, and ensured member’s
approval on buy-in for key aspects such as shares of resources across the project,
allocation for management budget etc.
We are confident that through the implementation of this proposal on Livestock
Agri-food System Program, a very significant contribution to attaining the objectives of
the Magsasaka partylist to help Pilipino farmers will be made. It is recognized that there
are many entry points for the contribution of program. However, we believe that
emphasis on small and medium enterprise is where the Pilipino farmers can make its
strongest contribution and this is consistent with the focus of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG).

Activity expected cost:

Our Hog Production Program will span one year (24 months) with a base budget of
₱150k and an uplift budget scenario of ₱100k, of which funding expended according to
Table 1 below.

The proposed Livestock program will be executed under five Flagships as follows:
1.Livestock Swine Breeds Selection
2.Livestock health
3.Livestock feeds and forages
4.Livestock and the environment
5.Livestock livelihoods and agri-food systems
The capacity of swine development is interwoven in all aspects of the proposed flagship
program.

Table 1.Proposed share of budget by flagship and management unit

Hog Production Program Start of program

Time allocation
Livestock Swine Breeds Selection 50%
Livestock health 7%
Livestock feeds and forages 30%
Livestock and the environment 3%
Livestock livelihoods and agri-food systems 10%
Total expense 100%
Targeted Areas:
Brgy. CAMPAKIRIT, MAYDONG E. SAMAR

Beneficiaries:
poor livestock farmers who want to make a living on farming livestock.

Project Description:
The small ruminant piggery farms are distributed in most localities in Maydolong
E. Samar, where the ambient temperature is high especially during summer and rearing
conditions are bad. Additionally, due to limited infrastructure on the household, the poor
farmers find themselves insisting to take part of their small household to host their
animal from the heat and cold resulting in reducing the quality of their life and increase
the environmental problems inside the households. Additionally, such growing
conditions usually reduce the amount of produced meat product, growth rate, and
fertility of the owned small ruminants. On the other hand, diseases and death rates
increase which affect the income of these severely poor people. Therefore, assisting
those poor farmer households who wants to improve the growing conditions of their
small flocks through rehabilitating the existing farms, sheds, watering and feeding
systems would be extremely beneficial. This will also assist them to provide them with
some additional feed to give to their animals to produce more meat products, which
would improve their food security and increase their income through selling the excess
products.

Project Objectives:
 Alleviating the poor living conditions of impoverished and vulnerable agricultural
households in the marginalized areas of Campakirit, Maydolong E. Samar.
 Improving vulnerable households’ capacity to produce food for both household
consumption and market.
 Increasing capacities and skills of targeted households in agricultural practices,
agricultural planning and decision-making, especially among the women farmers.
 Increasing productivity of small farms.

Expected Results:
 Up to 100 livestock sheds, with an average area of 30 m² each will be made.
 Increasing the productivity of the livestock (meat product)
 50 tons of animal feeds distributed to the newly made farms.
 increasing the productivity of meat products in brgy. Campakirit