The provincial office of the
Department of Agrarian Reform in Basilan conducted the ARC level of development
assessment (ALDA) for 2011.
ALDA is a development tool
utilized by DAR to determine the level of development of the ARCs and define
the appropriate interventions.
There are six key result areas
that served basis for the said assessment. They are:
(1) Land Tenure Improvement (LTI)
that assesses the extent of land acquisition and distribution, ownership,
cultivation, land amortization and the improvement of tenurial status of the
ARBs.
(2) Organizational Maturity (OM). This evaluates the results of interventions under
the social infrastructure and local capability building (SILCAB) such as
organizational functionality and viability of the ARB organizations in the ARC.
(3) Economic & Physical
Infrastructure Support Services (ECOPISS). This rates the delivery of required
economic and physical infrastructure support such as provision of credit and
marketing services, rural based industries, farm to market roads and irrigation
facilities.
(4) Farm Productivity and Income
(FPI) that assesses the ARBs appropriate farming technology as well as increase
in the farm productivity and income.
(5) Basic Social Services (BSS) that looks into
the existing basic social services in the ARCs and the extent of the access of
the ARB households to these services.
(6) Gender and Development (GAD)
that gives importance to women’s access
to land and services as well as participation in community programs &
projects.
After the raw data has been
gathered and processed, the final level of development shall be presented as
follows:
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Level 1 - Low level of development
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Level 2 - Lower medium level of development
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Level 3 - Medium Level of development
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Level 4 - Higher medium level of development
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Level 5 - High level of development
Basilan has eleven (11) agrarian
reform communities, namely:
1. Sta. Clara Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Integrated
Development Cooperative, Inc. (SCARBIDCI) in Sta. Clara, Lamitan City
2. Lamitan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative
(LARBECO) in Limook, Lamitan
City
3. Tipo-tipo Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Agricultural
Development Cooperative (TARBADECO), in Tipo-tipo Proper, Tipo-tipo
4. Tipo-tipo Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative
(TIPARBECO) in Bohe Pahu,
Ungkaya Pukan
5. Tumahubong Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Integrated
Development Cooperative (TARBIDC) in Tumahubong, Sumisip
6. East Sumisip
Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (ESARBECO) in Sumisip
7. Cabato Tahajid Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
Development Cooperative (CATARBEDECO) in Guiong, Sumisip
8. Mangal Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development
Cooperative (MARBEDCO) in Mangal, Sumisip
9. Canas Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Agricultural
Development Cooperative (CARBADECO) in Calang Canas, Maluso
10. Tairan
Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Agricultural Multi-Purpose Cooperative
(TARBAMC) in Tairan, Lantawan
11. Resettlement Area in Sumisip with four organizations
namely:
Alih-Ismael-Muhtamad Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose
Cooperative (AIMARBEMPCO)
Mahatallang Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose
Cooperative (MARBEMPCO)
Baiwas Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Integrated Development Cooperative (BARBIDC)
Sampinit Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Integrated Development Cooperative (SARBIDC)
