ILAC Learning Lab Case: CIP-UPWARD/Philippines 1.Problem tree
and outputs 2.Project vision 3.Towards a collaborative learning
framework with ILAC
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1. Problem Tree Integrated Crop Management and Value Chain
Improvement for Sweetpotato Livelihoods in Central Luzon,
Philippines
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Insecure livelihoods of resource- poor sweetpotato farming
households Low cash income derived from producing and marketing
fresh sweet- potato Limited food availability Problem Tree
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Insecure livelihoods of resource- poor sweet- potato farming
households Low cash income derived from producing and marketing
fresh sweet- potato Limited food availability abiotic stresses in
lahar-laden farms Limited market participation low sweetpotato farm
productivty lack of access to financial & other institutional
support services Unstable prices Problem Tree Virus complex disease
Limited sweetpotato utilization opportunities High transaction
costs (to market participation)
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Insecure livelihoods of resource- poor sweet- potato farming
households Low cash income derived from producing and marketing
fresh sweet- potato Limited food availability abiotic stresses in
lahar-laden farms Limited market participation low sweetpotato farm
productivity limited supply of healthy planting materials lack of
suitable crop management practices Lack of access to varieties with
high yield & desired market/use traits lack of access to
financial & other institutional support services Unstable
prices lack of farmers knowledge on integrated crop management
& value- added utilization Problem Tree weak research,
development and policy support to sweetpotato livelihoods lack of
locally adapted practices for value-added utilization Virus complex
disease Limited sweetpotato utilization opportunities High
transaction costs (to market participation) Poor coordination of
market chains Limited evidence of development impact of sweetpotato
research
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Insecure livelihoods of resource- poor sweetpotato farming
households Low cash income derived from producing and marketing
fresh sweet- potato Limited food availability abiotic stresses in
lahar-laden farms Limited market participation low sweetpotato farm
productivity limited supply of healthy planting materials lack of
suitable crop management practices Lack of access to varieties with
high yield & desired market/use traits lack of access to
financial & other institutional support services Unstable
prices lack of farmers knowledge on integrated crop management
& value- added utilization Problem Tree weak research,
development and policy support to sweetpotato livelihoods lack of
locally adapted practices for value-added utilization Virus complex
disease Limited sweetpotato utilization opportunities High
transaction costs (to market participation) Poor coordination of
market chains Limited evidence of development impact of sweetpotato
research POLICY BRIEFS & PUBLIC AWARENES S MATERIALS from IA
Sweetpotato ICM & value- added utilization TRAINING CURRICULA
&EXTENSION MATERIALS PMCA-derived INNOVATIONS from identified
market opportunities
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2. Project Vision Integrated Crop Management and Value Chain
Improvement for Sweetpotato Livelihoods in Central Luzon,
Philippines Project Goal To enhance sweetpotato livelihoods of
farming households in Central Luzon, Philippines through integrated
crop management and value chain improvement.
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What was the situation like before the project started?
Insecure livelihoods of sweetpotato farmers in lahar-laden
communities in Central Luzon, Philippines What are the next users
doing differently? Participatory adaptive research for
resource-poor environments within a value chain framework M&E
based on a clearly articulated impact pathway
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How are project outputs being disseminated? Farmer field
schools to reach other farming communities Training guides and
technical manual for extensionists Policy briefs and public
awareness materials for policymakers What political support is
nurturing this spread? National agricultural research council
identifies sweetpotato as priority R&D commodity Local
governments integrate sweetpotato in provincial/municipal
development plans
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What will the end-users be doing differently? Sweetpotato
farmers applying practices for integrated crop management and
value-added utilization What are the benefits the next users and
end users are enjoying as a result of the project? Increased cash
income from sweetpotato livelihoods Increased food availability
year-round What would happen without the project? Continued
insecurity of livelihoods among resource-poor households
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3. Towards a Collaborative Learning Plan: ILAC and CIP-UPWARD
Learning Lab Sweetpotato project (Philippines) Impact evaln
(previous phase) Project M&E (new phase) Sweetpotato projects
(Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Laos, Vietnam, India) ILAC
CIP-UPWARD/Philippines CIP-UPWARD/Asia Other projects Learning to
use evaln in CBNRM CD (East and Southeast Asia), Tracking change in
urban poverty & envt (Southeast and South Asia) Potato projects
(North Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, India, Uzbekistan) Impact
Enhancement
