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Governance of a Rice-Based Community Intervention for Agriculture and Rural Development
Dissertation Abstract:
This study aimed to analyze the governance, specifically the project design and elements of good governance of a rice-based community intervention (RBCI) to develop a community-based development (CBD) framework for agriculture and rural development (ARD) in the country. It was conducted in three regions (1, 6, and 10) representing the three main islands of the country, covering a total of nine municipalities. The case study research design was used and mixed methods research was employed using the convergent parallel-design. Data were collected from 86 randomly sampled farmer-cooperators (FCs) and 20 purposively selected project implementers/facilitators (PI/Fs). Data were presented using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Majority of the farmer-cooperators were male, married, relatively older, moderately educated, and had extensive farming experience. Their annual income was derived from on-farm sources particularly planting rice. They had attended several trainings and were members of farmer’s association or cooperative. Meanwhile, the design of the project was weak owing to non-attainment of some project objectives and limited activities conducted, which were mostly production-oriented. There was also no strong involvement of the different stakeholders identified. This study recognized that the different elements of good governance such as participation, transparency, responsiveness, inclusiveness, and effectiveness influenced the achievement of project outcomes. These were also interrelated with each other based on the correlations test conducted showing weak to moderate positive linear relationships among these variables. In addition, knowledge and skills, social capital, and yields of the FCs significantly improved based on the t-test.
Furthermore, this study established that the motivation of the FCs and PI/Fs to help the farmers was the main facilitating factor. Meanwhile, limited project funds, low technical capacities, and ineffective policies were some of the hindering factors of the different elements of good governance. Finally, the CBD framework for ARD (CBD-ARD) that was developed is community-based, integrated and holistic, and addresses the limitations and gaps identified in the selected RBCI.