THE United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) nominated 100 sites in the Philippines on Tuesday to receive climate-change mitigation projects.
Beneficiaries of the Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change (APA) Project include municipalities in the Luzon provinces of Apayao, Ifugao, Kalinga, Cagayan, Isabela, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur.
Municipalities in Bukidnon, Cotabato, Northern Mindanao, and Soccsksargen region are also on the list.
The priority sites were identified after vulnerability assessments and their readiness for climate resilient agriculture (CRA) interventions, the FAO said.
The seven-year initiative supported by $26 million from the Green Climate Fund and an additional $13 million co-financed by the DA and the weather service PAGASA is expected to directly support 205,000 farmers.
At least 45,000 farmers are expected to engage in agri-enterprise development and apply CRA interventions to priority crops.
The FAO said the working group for the APA Project recommended the validation of priority crops, “which will serve as key entry points for scaling up climate-resilient technologies.” — Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza