{"id":12479,"date":"2023-07-21T12:53:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T04:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/?page_id=12479"},"modified":"2024-09-03T11:10:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T03:10:37","slug":"agribest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/?page_id=12479","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture (Agribest)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12479\" class=\"elementor elementor-12479\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cd08040 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4cd08040\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df552ae\" data-id=\"df552ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de7590d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7de7590d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADVOCACY PROGRAMS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-756f29d8 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wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"13fccdd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-227b8d57\" data-id=\"227b8d57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124141dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"124141dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AGRIBEST<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162d535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"162d535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Farmer-Centered Empowerment<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd7d6d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4fd7d6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ed41c6\" data-id=\"5ed41c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66e88288 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"66e88288\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d834f3e\" data-id=\"2d834f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e50543f 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The project organizes farmers into small groups or clusters, allowing them to collaborate and work towards common goals. This innovative approach, in collaboration with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), under the Strengthening the Implementation of Regional and Local Peace and Development Agendas in Mindanao (SPADe) project, is a milestone achievement implemented over the next two years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project focuses on empowering 2,000 smallholder farmers, with a specific focus on women and youth farmers, representing 20% and 15% of the total, respectively. At least 10,000 household members will benefit from this initiative, which covers seven municipalities and one city across three regions. The primary objective is to increase the income of smallholder farmers by strengthening co-operatives&#8217; capacity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By pooling resources, sharing knowledge, and gaining better market opportunities, farmers can increase their bargaining power and earn more from their harvests. The project introduces the clustering approach, which organizes self-managed small groups of 10-15 members into clusters, providing them with improved technologies, business training, and consultation sessions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AgriBEST contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on poverty alleviation by empowering smallholder farmers and providing them with the necessary support, training, and resources. It also promotes environmental protection, community development, and peace and stability in Mindanao by advocating for sustainable agricultural practices, bringing farmers together, and fostering solidarity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">True to MASS-SPECC&#8217;s vision and mission, AgriBEST serves as a model for agricultural development projects. Its contributions to achieving the UN SDG on poverty alleviation, along with its impact on environmental protection, community development, and peace and stability in Mindanao, make it a project that embodies the organization&#8217;s commitment to making a lasting difference.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVOCACY PROGRAMS AGRIBEST Farmer-Centered Empowerment AgriBEST is a remarkable project by MASS-SPECC that aims to empower smallholder farmers in Mindanao. The project organizes farmers into small groups or clusters, allowing them to collaborate and work towards common goals. This innovative approach, in collaboration with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), under the Strengthening the Implementation of Regional and Local Peace and Development Agendas in Mindanao (SPADe) project, is a milestone achievement implemented over the next two years. The project focuses on empowering 2,000 smallholder farmers, with a specific focus on women and youth farmers, representing 20% and 15% of the total, respectively. At least 10,000 household members will benefit from this initiative, which covers seven municipalities and one city across three regions. The primary objective is to increase the income of smallholder farmers by strengthening co-operatives&#8217; capacity. By pooling resources, sharing knowledge, and gaining better market opportunities, farmers can increase their bargaining power and earn more from their harvests. The project introduces the clustering approach, which organizes self-managed small groups of 10-15 members into clusters, providing them with improved technologies, business training, and consultation sessions. AgriBEST contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on poverty alleviation by empowering smallholder farmers and providing them with the necessary support, training, and resources. It also promotes environmental protection, community development, and peace and stability in Mindanao by advocating for sustainable agricultural practices, bringing farmers together, and fostering solidarity. True to MASS-SPECC&#8217;s vision and mission, AgriBEST serves as a model for agricultural development projects. Its contributions to achieving the UN SDG on poverty alleviation, along with its impact on environmental protection, community development, and peace and stability in Mindanao, make it a project that embodies the organization&#8217;s commitment to making a lasting difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12479","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12479"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19488,"href":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12479\/revisions\/19488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mass-specc.coop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}