Poverty Alleviation Extension Program

𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐓) 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲.

According to Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center, SALT is a package of technology of soil conservation and food production. It is basically a groundbreaking approach designed to address the challenges of cultivating crops on hilly and sloping terrain. It contributes to food security, community livelihoods, and environmental conservation.

Reference:
Mindinao Baptist Rural Life Center 2012. "Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT)". ECHO Technical Note no. 72. Retrieved from https://www.echocommunity.org/en/resources/f8d9f1d8-6734-412d-84e4-d82161bf392f

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲.

August 7-8, 2023 | The Extension Program entitled "Poverty Alleviation through Capacity Building and Entrepreneurship for Farmers and Fisherfolk in SOCSARGEN" has formally started its training and capacity-building activities in the first two municipalities of Sarangani province - Kiamba and Maasim. Project 1 and Project 4 components of the program cover the seven municipalities of Sarangani province.

Project 1, titled "Entrepreneurship Education and Financial Literacy for Farmers and Fisherfolk in Sarangani Province," aims to develop the beneficiaries' entrepreneurial ability, leadership, and organizational management. Moreover, it aims to educate the beneficiaries on financial management to equip them with the necessary knowledge and capacity to run an organization. One of the project's specific objectives is to organize them into People's organization, believing that through people's organization, beneficiaries will be more eligible to avail government assistance like capitalization.

The second project component (Project 4), titled "Capability Building on the Mitigation of Climate Change among Farmers in Sarangani Province," aims to educate its beneficiaries on climate change and how to mitigate its adverse harmful impact on their livelihood, which is agriculture and fisheries.

With the training and capacity-building conducted, the objectives have been achieved. The training has increased the beneficiaries' knowledge of entrepreneurship, financial management, and organizational management. Conversely, they have been given knowledge about climate change and how to be resilient in the face of this environmental challenge that the agriculture and fisheries industry is confronting.