DAR Basilan Conducts ARC Level of Development Assessment for 2011

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:

Ø      Level 1            -  Low level of development

Ø      Level 2            -  Lower medium level of development

Ø      Level 3            -  Medium Level of development

Ø      Level 4            -  Higher medium level of development

Ø      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)