The Agricultural Training Institute-Central Luzon (ATI-CL), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office III (DA-RFO III), monitored 1,449 farmers across the region using Outcome-based Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) tool in June to September this year.
The team monitored and evaluated the following number of farmers in the region with corresponding provinces and dates:
- 235 farmers in Nueva Ecija on June 12-15, 2023 and July 11-14, 2023;
- 210 farmers in Tarlac on July 18-21, 2023;
- 182 farmers in Bulacan on July 27-28, 2023 and August 22-24, 2023;
- 201 farmers in Bataan on August 3, 2023 and September 6-8, 2023;
- 215 farmers in Zambales on August 8-11, 2023;
- 204 farmers in Aurora on August 14-18, 2023; and
- 202 farmers in Pampanga on August 30-September 1, 2023.
The MEL Tool is a digital tool for DA’s Rice Program to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the various rice program interventions to farmers. The data gathered includes planting information, RCMAS recommendation, seed intervention, fertilizer subsidy, harvest and other information about the farmer and his farm lot.
The conduct of the region-wide MEL through monitoring web application per province is an offshoot of the regional roll-out of the said tool on June 12-15, 2023 held in Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija among ATI staff; DA-RFO III staff, and agricultural extension workers (AEWs). (LMCudal)
