A system evaluation of the performance and impact of selected integrated social forestry project in Iloilo

Date

1991

Abstract

Three selected Integrated Social Forestry projects in Iloilo were studied to determine the following : 1) extent of participation of project participants and the factors affecting such participation; 2) extent of participation and assistance of CDA's and the factors influencing their performance; 3) rate of survival of agroforestry crops and the biophysical factors influencing it; 4) increase in income of participants; and 5) impact of project performance on sustainability, productivity and equity. Two hundred thirty-four participants and eight CDAs were interviewed while data on survival and soil properties were recorded from nine randomly selected agroforestry farms. Some information were taken from secondary sources. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, chi- square and percentage difference were used in data analysis. Based on the findings of the study, Nazuni ISF Project (Ps) performed best among the three projects based on the four indicators of performance. The factors which significantly affected the extent of participation were income, education, age, sex and occupation. Landsize and household size were not significantly related to the extent of participation. Survival of agroforestry crops was significantly affected by the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil. Rainfall variation partly explains variation in survival percentages. Species richness had no significantt effect on survival of agroforestry crops. The factors found to have significant effect on CDAs' extent of participation and assistance were knowledge of the program skills in program implementation, and motivation. The increase in income of the respondents was found to be greatest in the Tiolas ISF Project (P1). However, this was not brought about by the increase in income from CSC farm and by other livelihood activities of the project. Only the Nazuni ISF Project (P2) showed that the increase in income was brought about by the increase in income from the CSC farm. Ecological sustainability indicated by extent of SWC showed that P2 was more ecologically sustainable than P1 and P2. Regarding the impact on productivity, there was an increase in terms of income from agroforestry farms and P2 had the highest increase. Based on Gini ratios, equity in income distribution was found to have improved in all sites.

Document Type

Master Thesis

Degree

Master of Science in Environmental Science

College

School of Environmental Science and Management (SESAM)

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