Assessment of Rice Assistance Program for Institutional Development in Selected Municipalities of Bohol, Philippines

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This study evaluated the performance of the Rice Assistance Program for Institutional Development (RAPID) in selected municipalities of the province of Bohol, Philippines. There were 240 farmer beneficiaries of the program who served as respondents for the normative survey conducted. Seed was commonly availed by the beneficiaries and respondents revealed that delivery of inputs was on time and repayment was also on time. During the implementation of the program beneficiaries observed problem which is the failure of the Community Organizers to visit farmer’s field. With regards to the performance of the farmer beneficiaries, majority affirmed that their attendance to meetings and involvement in the activities have increased after the program was implemented. There was also an observed increase of members in the organization. On the impact to the environment majority affirmed that the project resulted to having increased soil fertility and fewer pest incidences in their crops. On the economic aspect, respondents revealed that there was an increase of their yield and income after the program. The results of the study made the researchers to recommend the following: 1) the project should be institutionalized in the Municipal Local Government Unit. This means the local government must allocate funds for its sustainability especially for the travelling expenses of the technicians who will do the monitoring and evaluation of the project. Once institutionalized, 2) the project shall not be confined to the irrigated and compact areas so that farmers with small landholdings and those in rainfed areas can also avail of the assistance of the project.