WATERSHED RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND MICRO-HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT FOR MADUCAYAN TRIBE OF MT. PROVINCE
The project will involve the development and establishment of a communiy-based resource management plan (biodiversity conservation, watershed protection and micro-hydropower development).
Barangay Maducayan and Barangay Saliok are upland barangays bounded in the north by the high mountains of Tanudan, Kalinga. The overall topography is mountainous and hilly with thick forest cover of diptecarp type.
The Maducayan river is the main river in these communities, it is supported by several creeks and tributaries that serve as source of irrigation to some payew.
Therefore, the project aims to assist the indigenous communities of Maducayan and Saliok in Mt. Province in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Specifically, the project aims to: promote the conservation and protection of the communal watershed resources and forest biodiversity in the Maducayan communities; develop a community-based micro-hydropower plant with capacity of 30 kilowatt for electrification of 102 households in Maducayan and 33 households in Saliok and operation of rice mill utilizing the community's water resource; and develop the community's local capacity for managing the community-based MHP and watershed conservation projects.
Barangay Maducayan and Barangay Saliok are upland barangays bounded in the north by the high mountains of Tanudan, Kalinga. The overall topography is mountainous and hilly with thick forest cover of diptecarp type.
The Maducayan river is the main river in these communities, it is supported by several creeks and tributaries that serve as source of irrigation to some payew.
Therefore, the project aims to assist the indigenous communities of Maducayan and Saliok in Mt. Province in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Specifically, the project aims to: promote the conservation and protection of the communal watershed resources and forest biodiversity in the Maducayan communities; develop a community-based micro-hydropower plant with capacity of 30 kilowatt for electrification of 102 households in Maducayan and 33 households in Saliok and operation of rice mill utilizing the community's water resource; and develop the community's local capacity for managing the community-based MHP and watershed conservation projects.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
MADUCAYAN FARMERS' ASSOCIATION
Country:
Philippines
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 49,641.54
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 66,392.59
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
PHI/99/05
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Members of the Maducayan tribe (one of the major ethnic groups of the Cordillera) numbering 75 households comprise the main inhabitants of the target communties.
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Residents of Maducayan and SAliok rely on farming as their major source (75%) of livelihood or occupation. Rice is the main staple and a major crop in ths upland area. Farmers grow twice annually in moe then 200 ehctares of communal irrigated rice fields and tyerraces. Average farm size per household is 0.75 to 1 hectare yielding 60 cavans/hectare on average.
Other substinence crops are grown mostly in the UMA or KAINGIN. Sugarcane, corn, root crops (yam, taro, and sweet potato), banan, and few vegetables (squash, pechay, cucumber, papaya) are planyed as secondary crops. Some households domesticate pigs, chickens solely for consumption.
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Mr. Errol Gatumbato
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