QUEZON CITY, August 10, 2021– The National Program Management Office (NPMO) of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) completed its Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Rapid Appraisal (RBMERA) activity in Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and Samar from July 26 to August 3.
RBMERA includes focused group discussions between the SAAD national staff (Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Information Technology and Database teams) and program beneficiaries.
The activity, led by PME Head Mr. Darwin Pamatmat, aims to assess the implementation and check the validity of data reported on the projects which were executed in the provinces.
In coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Regional Field Office 8 (RFO 8), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) RFO 8, and the local government units, the team visited 28 SAAD project sites for evaluation.
Table 1. Project areas visited- RBMERA
| Province | Municipality | SAAD Beneficiary | Projects |
| Samar | Marabut | Hilaba Farmers Association | Egg Layer Production Project |
| Basey | San Antonio Integrated Farmers Association | Rice Production Project, Goat Production Project (Supplemental), Egg Layer Production Project | |
| Jiabong | Cantongtong United Youth Association | Egg Layer Production Project | |
| Jiabong | Jiabong Upland Developers Association | Tilapia in Pond Production | |
| Paranas | Uswag Pequit Farmers Association | Cassava Production Project, Egg Layer Production Project, Native Chicken Production | |
| Paranas | Patag Kauswagan Farmers Association | Corn Production Project, Egg Layer Production Project | |
| Calbiga | Binanggaran Farmers Association | Egg Layer Production Project | |
| Pinabacdao | Sitio Agimet Upland Farmers Association | Egg Layer Production Project | |
| Sta. Rita | Individual Beneficiaries | Bangus Culture in Fish Cage | |
| Gandara | Individual Beneficiaries | Rice Fish Culture | |
| Northern Samar | Allen | Allen Organic Vegetable Raisers | Corn Production |
| San Jose | Tubigdanao Farmers Association | Rice-Duck Production | |
| San Jose | Individual beneficiaries | Bangus Culture in Fish Cage | |
| Silvino Lobos | Kabalikat sa Tunay na Pagbabago at Kaunlaran (KATUPARAN) | Swine Production | |
| Pambujan | Cagkawayan-Giparayan Farmers Association | Mallard Duck Production | |
| Pambujan | Individual beneficiaries | Fishing Gears- Gillnet | |
| Mondragon | Chitongco FA | Swine Production | |
| Catarman | Old Rizal Integrated Organic Rural Improvement Club Association (ORIORICA) | Egg Layer Production | |
| Lope de Vega | Samahan ng Kababaihan sa Barangay (SAMAKABA) | Vegetable Production | |
| Â Eastern Samar | Arteche | Catumsan SAAD Livestock and Rice Farmers Association | Swine Production, Vegetable Production |
| Dolores | Aroganga Rice and Coconut Farmers Association | Vegetable Production | |
| Borongan City | Maypangdan Fisherfolk’s Association | Capture, Post-processing | |
| Borongan City | Cagbonga Backyard Swine and Duck Raisers Association | Layer Egg Production, Mallard Duck Production, Swine Production | |
| Borongan City | Bayobay Livestock and Vegetable Production Association | Swine Production, Mallard Duck Production, Layer Egg Production | |
| Balangkayan | Tabi Rice Planters Association | Vegetable Production | |
| General MacArthur | Aguinaldo Livestock Production Raisers Association | Swine Production Beneficiary | |
| Quinapondan | Brgy. Alang-alang Organic Farmers Association | Integrated Kalamansi and Layer Egg Production Project | |
| Guiuan | Taytay Fishermen and Fisher Drier Association | Capture Fisheries- Payao |
Table 2. Number of projects visited during RBMERA in Samar, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar
| Province | No. of project sites visited | Total | |
| Agriculture | Fishery | ||
| Samar | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Northern Samar | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Eastern Samar | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Total number of projects visited | 21 | 7 | 28 |
The result will be used to provide policy recommendations to further improve the program as it reaches its final year of implementation in 2022, pushing for its extension from 2023 to 2028.
The national office will continue the activity in the region’s two more SAAD-covered provinces, Leyte and Southern Leyte, in September. ###
Writer: Natalianne Marie O. Delos Reyes, PR and Communications Officer- SAAD NPMO
