Development and Implementation of a Forest Nursery Accreditation Policy at a Local Level in Leyte, Philippines |
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| Authors: | Rotacio S Gravoso Nestor O Gregorio Maria Anabelle D Gerona Moises Neil V Seri?o Steve R Harrison Herville V Pajaron Jayson V Godoy |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Development Communication, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, 6521-A, Philippines;(2) College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, 6521-A, Philippines;(3) Department of Economics, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, 6521-A, Philippines;(4) The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;(5) Municipal Office, Palompon, Leyte, Philippines |
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| Abstract: | Through a series of workshops with the stakeholders including nursery operators, tree farmers, staff of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, local government units and the academe, a forestry seedling nursery accreditation policy
was developed. The resulting policy was subsequently implemented by the municipal government of Palompon, Leyte. The accreditation
policy encouraged nursery operators to follow smallholder-based best management practices for tree nurseries. Implementation
of the nursery accreditation policy improved farmers’ knowledge and skills in the production of high quality seedlings, encouraged
adoption of BMP for forest nurseries, provided additional source of income for the farmers, enabled members of the groups
operating the communal nursery to forge closer relationship with each other, encouraged utilization of farmers’ free time
in productive activities, developed farmers’ confidence in producing high quality planting materials, and gained for the farmers
favourable attention from various organizations and groups. The Bennett’s hierarchy of project outcomes showed that the implementation
of accreditation scheme achieved high levels of outcomes, indicating that it led to substantial improvements in the lives
of the farmers. |
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