COMMODITY

TARGETS

KEY STRATEGIES

SPECIFIC ACTION PLANS

RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES

8. Rubber

Region IX

Region 10

ARMM

Increase production of raw rubber to 15,000 mt

Increase production of semi-processed rubber

1,000 to 1,500 has.

1. Cost sharing between DA and LGUs on technology transfer among Pas, Mas, and Ats

2. Provision of plastic bags to LGUs for the establishment of nurseries and assit in the accreditation thereof.

3. Promotion of farming systems like intercropping and multiple cropping of annual crops

4.Strengthening marketing system for understanding and disseminating market information both in the domestic and international markets.

5.Conduct of regular monitoring and evaluation.

1. Area expansion and rehabilitation

2. Access to credit

3. Technology acquisition

4. Maintenance of URPPA nurseries and scion grove

5. Acquisition of village-level processing facilities

a. Encourage more production

b. Provide financial support to the industry

c. Assurance of market to the farmers

1. Establishment of scion grooves and budwood gardens in convergence areas

2. Provision of farm to market roads and post harvest facilities identified by LGUs.

3. Institutionalizing market information network

4. Conduct of trainings on quality control, GMP, HACCP, Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures to enhance competitiveness of local products

5.Establishment of technodemo farm for Rubber, Durian and Lanzones in the different research outreach stations in the region

1. Prepare project proposal to secure credit for area expansion and rehabilitation

2. Techno demo

3. Trainings on tapping techniques, technology observation tour to other countries.

4. Provision of nursery materials (by DA)

5. Institutional linkage to facilitate the provision of village-level processing units

a. Conduct massive information drive of the industry

b. The gov't will allocate financial support to the industry

c. Strengthen research and development to produce quality varieties of planting materials