The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) CALABARZON continues its value chain research on agricultural commodities or Value Chain Analyses (VCAs). This is to continuously guide the public and private sectors, particularly local government units and farmers, in developing and proposing agriculture projects.

VCAs are studies that report the processes undergone by a specific agricultural commodity, from the acquisition of input supplies to marketing, relationships between value chain players, issues being experienced in the value chain, and opportunities to further develop and improve the value chain. In developing and updating VCAs, the DA-PRDP partners with the DA Regional Field Office IV-A, local government units, and other agencies to ensure the credibility and reliability of data.

The DA-PRDP RPCO CALABARZON has already developed 15 VCAs on the following commodities: dairy cattle, coffee, virgin coconut oil, banana, mango, seaweeds, pineapple, cacao, chicken egg, broiler chicken, lowland vegetables, beef cattle, abaca, goat, and coconut oil. All DA-PRDP-funded subprojects are anchored in these VCAs. VCAs also serve as one of the bases for the development of Provincial Commodity Investment Plans (PCIPs), which contain all local government interventions, projects, and programs aimed at developing the agriculture sector.

This year, the DA-PRDP is updating its VCAs on chicken egg and cacao based on the observed changes in the industry. The VCAs are expected to be completed by the end of the year. #

The DA-PRDP I-PLAN facilitates and documents a focus group discussion with representatives from the Provincial Veterinary Office of Rizal, Quezon, Cavite, and Laguna on the status of the chicken egg industry in their respective areas which will be used to update the data on the Chicken Egg VCA. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)

Quezon Provincial Planning and Development Officer Engr. Noel Mapaye shares to the DA-PRDP and DA-4A some experiences in the chicken egg industry in their province that may be useful for the updating of the Chicken Egg VCA. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)

DA-4A HVCDP representative Mary Rose Lopez presents to her fellow participants the research and write-up they developed on various products that may be derived from cacao for the updated cacao VCA. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)

The DA-PRDP I-PLAN assists a representative from the Provincial Agriculture Office in presenting the data they gathered in the VCA study. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)

Representatives from the Provincial Agriculture Office of Laguna and Quezon shares to the DA-PRDP I-PLAN the relationships of the cacao value chain players in their respective provinces. (Photo by Myrelle Joy
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Representatives of the DA-4A HVCDP and PMED presents the updated data they gathered about cacao production to the DA-PRDP RPCO CALABARZON I-PLAN. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)