Impact Analysis of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Comprehesive Agrarian Reform Program Beneficiaries in the Province Of Marinduque: Basis for a Proposed Program Enhancement

Abstract

This study aimed to know the impact of the Department of Trade and Industry-Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (DTI-CARP) to its beneficiaries within the Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) declared by Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Province of Marinduque. The respondents of this study are the ARBs of the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organization (ARBOs) that has been strategically identified using cluster sampling. The respondents include the Chairman, Operations Manager, and representatives from Officers, Administrative, Finance, and Production Staff. It used Descriptive-Survey of Research and Mean as statistical tool to analyze the data. Findings revealed that interventions given by DTI-CARP thru Trainings and Seminars were effective and resulted to somehow improving their living conditions as a part of the organization. In addition, it was also revealed that the Market Development and most of the Product Development Activities given by DTI-CARP were effective in terms of income generation and creating more competitive brand to their product. In terms of asking the impact being provided to them on helping beneficiaries in improving their living conditions and compliance of product market requirements, the respondents agreed that assistance being made resulted for more income. On the other hand, the respondents partly disagree that the program has helped them to obtain FDA-LTO or DENR CNC/ECC as one of the mandated compliance set by the Philippines laws and regulations. Furthermore, the respondents were tasked to rank the problems and shortcomings of DTI-CARP that may affect its effective implementation. Majority of respondents ranked first the concern for lack of organization funds (operation capital). With this, the researcher recommends that the National Program Office (NPO) of DTI-CARP may seek for additional funding to provide the needs of assisted ARBOs that will eventually lead to improve the living condition of its members. This may result to better and more quality assistance being provided to the ARBOs and its members/beneficiaries.