Proposal for Training of Local Government Development Communicators, Cordillera, Philippines
The highland rice terraces farmers in the Cordillera region are among the poorest of farmer in the Philippines. The role of the rice terraces farmers in natural resource management and sustainability has been overlooked by development implementers. Relevant knowledge and skills of local technicians of Local Government Units needs to be enhanced to be able to support these farmers and help sustain their IKSP while at the same time improving productivity of their rice terraces. The project aims to train local government agricultural technicians in the project area to serve as efficient development communicators in their locality. This requires training of technicians on the basics and application of development communication such as radio script writing and radio broadcasting in the local dialect; train them in developing curriculums for radio broadcast and enhance their facilitating skills in conducting “video-aided” classes; and, train them in effectively documenting IKSPs in rice terraces farming and natural resource management. The Final Technical Report, July 28, 2006 – April 28, 2007 is also available.
