SMART APAYAO: Interventions Towards Food Security for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Resiliency Amidst Covid19 Pandemic and Beyond

Generally, the project aims to capacitate farmers, barangay, and municipal officials on disaster risk reduction and climate change resiliency through Science and Technology Interventions at the farm level and communities in the province of Apayao to ensure food security amidst Covid 19 pandemic. Specifically, it aimed to capacitate a pool of champions with site-specific S&T knowledge to address Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change adaptation and mitigation; develop resilient farms against adverse impacts of climate change through the introduction of S&T interventions/ technologies that will ensure sustainable food production; develop IEC materials on disaster preparedness and climate change mitigation and adaptation; enhance the role of women in Disaster risk reduction and Climate change adaptation and mitigation; and develop and recommend policies on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and mitigation for barangay and municipalities. The total cost of the project is PhP2,375,000.00 funded by PLGU of Apayao with 17 farmer cooperators of the five municipalities of Apayao (Flora, Sta Marela, Calanasan, Conner, and Kabugao).