Sustainable agricultural development extension program (SADEP): The OMSC's [Occidental Mindoro State Coll.] paradigm in educating communities on climate change adaptation in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
2011
Lumbo, S.G. | Declaro, M.Y.A.M. | Ruedas, E.G., Occidental Mindoro State Coll., San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (Philippines)
The Sustainable Agricultural Development Extension Program (SADEP) is the Occidental Mindoro State College's (OMSC) strategy to educate rural communities of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines on health, sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, livelihood and climate change. This program launched in 2001 aims to improve farmers' productivity and income; promote safe community living, build people's awareness and capacities to address emerging threats of climate change, and mobilize community participation in environmental protection projects. The OMSC forged partnerships with various development organizations to finance the projects. The program is instrumental in bringing development to the countryside. It enabled generation of sustainable livelihood among farming households hence, an improvement in their productivity and income. It facilitated adoption of ecologically sound farming practices. It raised people's consciousness on impact of climate change. It rekindled their aspirations to secure the future through responsible stewardship of the environment. It is recommended that partnership with the other development organizations must be institutionalized to sustain projects and improve delivery of services. Continuous capability building of communities in natural resource management and climate change adaptation and mitigation are very important. Impact study should be conducted to determine how much SADEP has contributed in attaining good quality of life in rural communities.
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