BICOL INTEGRATED AREA DEVELOPMENT II ((BULA-MINALABAC LAND CONSOLIDATION)

PROJECT COMPONENTS INCLUDE FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION, HOMESITE DEVEL, LAND CONSOLIDATION/TENURE REFORM, ORGANIZATION DEVEL, TRAINING, AND APPLIED AGRIC RESEARCH. CONSTRUCTION OF 5 SEPARATE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS WILL INCLUDE 11 PUMP HOUSES, 19 ELECTRIC PUMPS, 23 KM OF MAIN CANALS LINED WITH CONCRETE BLOCKS, AND 131 KM OF LATERALS & ON-FARM DITCHES MADE WITH COMPACTED EARTH. 92 KM OF DRAINAGE CANALS WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED. 33 KM OF SERVICE ROADS AND 42 KM OF FARM ACCESS PATHS WILL BE BUILT WITH A GRAVEL SURFACE FOR ALL-WEATHER ACCESS. AT EACH OF THE 7 BARANGAYS (COMMUNITIES) WITHIN THE PROJ AREA A 3-ROOM MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO SERVE AS A PROJ MGMT OFFICE (PMO), TRNG FACILITY, AND MEETING HALL. FARM HOUSES WILL BE MOVED FROM THEIR SCATTERED FIELD LOCATIONS TO PLANNED COMMUNITY HOMESITE AREAS AT EACH BARANGAY. EACH HOUSEHOLD WILL BE ALLOCATED A HOMELOT AND MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER-SEALED PIT PRIVY. CENTRAL WATER SYSTEMS FOR EACH AREA WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. THE PRESENT 2668 FARMLOTS WILL BE CONSOLIDATED INTO 1230 AND REDISTRIBUTED TO 1230 FARMERS. TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE FARMING OPERATIONS, FARMLOTS WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO 49 COMPACT FARMS AVERAGING 17 HA EACH TILLED BY 10 FARMERS. FIVE IRRIGATION ASSN"S WILL BE FORMED. THE PMO WILL ORGANIZE HOMEMAKERS" CLUBS & YOUTH GROUPS. TRAINING FOR FARMERS, THEIR WIVES, AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF AREAS. EXTENSION AGENTS WILL INTRODUCE MODERN, DOUBLE-CROP TECHNOLOGY PACKAGES, INCLUDING THE LABOR-INTENSIVE JAPANESE METHOD OF RICE CULTURE. THE OPTIMUM PACKAGE WILL BE DEVELOPED BY AN APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAM WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA. TOTAL PROJECT RICE PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM 106,000 MT TO 371,000 MT BY 1986. THE USAID LOAN WILL FINANCE THE IMPORTED PUMPS, VEHICLES, TYPEWRITERS, AND 60% OF THE COSTS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION, DRAINAGE, AND SERVICE/ACCESS ROAD FACILITIES. THE GOP WILL FINANCE ALL OTHER COSTS.