ARCCESSARCCESS

(ARC CONNECTIVITY& (ARC CONNECTIVITY& ECONOMIC SUPPORT ECONOMIC SUPPORT

SERVICES)SERVICES)

STRATEGIC STRATEGIC INTERVENTION INTERVENTION

BRING BACK THE ORGANIZATION,BRING BACK THE ORGANIZATION, BUILD BUSINESS UNITS 1) Provision of CSF/ farm equipment or machinery as grant to qualified ARB organization (ARBO)/Business units.

2) Business Development Services (BDS) delivery through deployment of CBEOs to assist ARBOs/Business Units in CSFs effectively and profitably.

ARCCESS APPROACHES ARCCESS APPROACHES

a. Enabling ARBOs in management of agri-enterprises (entry point : CSF/ farm equipment/ machinery as business asset)

b. Consolidation of production areas, postharvest, processing

c. Strategic partnership and engagement in agri-enterprise between private sector and

the ARBOs (go for sustainable/long-term)

ARCCESS APPROACHES ARCCESS APPROACHES

d. Business incubation and capacity development of the business units to enable them to achieve the level of expertise/ confidence to assume the CBEO-assisted enterprises , including CSF.

e. Adoption of convergence approach for the delivery of other services

ARCCESS SITES & COVERAGE ARCCESS SITES & COVERAGE

• COVERAGEARAs - ARCs and non-ARCs ARBs

Small farm owners.• PRIORITY CROPS

1. Rice 4. Sugarcane2. Corn 5. Coconut3. Cassava

SITE SELECTION SITE SELECTION CRITERIACRITERIA

ARAs with available development plans and project proposals compatible or congruent to ARCCESS with available contiguous land area which can be developed for agribusiness cluster; ARBOs or ARBs/small farmers are willing to form into Business Unitswith high market demand;almost “ready-to-go” sites with existing and operational facilities such as irrigation system, post-harvest facilities and easy access to farm areas;

MUST CRITERIAMUST CRITERIA

more than 75% of the CARP covered lands have been distributed;

with existing business partnership with private sector and/or market; with potentials for expansion

ARBs and farmer-beneficiaries have previous training on production and post-production technology;

WANT CRITERIAWANT CRITERIA

Planted to the same or compatible crops

Suitable to consolidation of agricultural activities for economies of scale of particular crop;

At a future time, can be scaled up the value chainPresence of complementary assistance with DA and private sectors;

WANT CRITERIAWANT CRITERIA

QUALIFICATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS & PRIORITIZATION PRIORITIZATION

CRITERIACRITERIA

1. Cooperatives2. Producers Associations3. Irrigators Associations4. Federation or Networks of POs5. Farmers Associations

ELIGIBLE ARBOsELIGIBLE ARBOs

1. Currently registered with either CDA under RA 9520, SEC and BRW-DOLE

2. majority of active members are ARBs/small farmers (50% + 1 of the total members )

3. Willing to be assisted and be organized into a Business Unit

ARBO QUALIFICATIONS ARBO QUALIFICATIONS

1ST Priority: Production

2nd Priority: Post –production/

Post-harvest

3rd Priority: Processing

ELIGIBLE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES FOR EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY FOR EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY GRANTSGRANTS

MENU OF ELIGIBLE MENU OF ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT/MACHINERYEQUIPMENT/MACHINERY

MENU OF ELIGIBLE MENU OF ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT/MACHINERYEQUIPMENT/MACHINERY

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DARPO reviews plans and proposal

DARPO select priority ARAs for

ARCCESS

DARPO identifies

priority crops, ARBOs and BDS

provider

DARPO prepares Project Proposal•Procurement Schedule•TOR of BDS•Number, Types, Specification of equipment/machineries

Identified Crops

List of ARBOs

List of BDS Providers

Required Farm

Machineries, Equipment

ARCCESS PROCESS FLOWPreparation Phase