ILAC Learning Lab Case: CIP-UPWARD/Philippines 1.Problem tree and outputs 2.Project vision 3.Towards a collaborative learning framework with ILAC

1. Problem Tree Integrated Crop Management and Value Chain Improvement for Sweetpotato Livelihoods in Central Luzon, Philippines

Insecure livelihoods of resource- poor sweetpotato farming households Low cash income derived from producing and marketing fresh sweet- potato Limited food availability Problem Tree

Insecure livelihoods of resource- poor sweet- potato farming households Low cash income derived from producing and marketing fresh sweet- potato Limited food availability abiotic stresses in lahar-laden farms Limited market participation low sweetpotato farm productivty lack of access to financial & other institutional support services Unstable prices Problem Tree Virus complex disease Limited sweetpotato utilization opportunities High transaction costs (to market participation)

Insecure livelihoods of resource- poor sweet- potato farming households Low cash income derived from producing and marketing fresh sweet- potato Limited food availability abiotic stresses in lahar-laden farms Limited market participation low sweetpotato farm productivity limited supply of healthy planting materials lack of suitable crop management practices Lack of access to varieties with high yield & desired market/use traits lack of access to financial & other institutional support services Unstable prices lack of farmers’ knowledge on integrated crop management & value- added utilization Problem Tree weak research, development and policy support to sweetpotato livelihoods lack of locally adapted practices for value-added utilization Virus complex disease Limited sweetpotato utilization opportunities High transaction costs (to market participation) Poor coordination of market chains Limited evidence of development impact of sweetpotato research

Insecure livelihoods of resource- poor sweetpotato farming households Low cash income derived from producing and marketing fresh sweet- potato Limited food availability abiotic stresses in lahar-laden farms Limited market participation low sweetpotato farm productivity limited supply of healthy planting materials lack of suitable crop management practices Lack of access to varieties with high yield & desired market/use traits lack of access to financial & other institutional support services Unstable prices lack of farmers’ knowledge on integrated crop management & value- added utilization Problem Tree weak research, development and policy support to sweetpotato livelihoods lack of locally adapted practices for value-added utilization Virus complex disease Limited sweetpotato utilization opportunities High transaction costs (to market participation) Poor coordination of market chains Limited evidence of development impact of sweetpotato research POLICY BRIEFS & PUBLIC AWARENES S MATERIALS from IA Sweetpotato ICM & value- added utilization TRAINING CURRICULA &EXTENSION MATERIALS PMCA-derived INNOVATIONS from identified market opportunities

2. Project Vision Integrated Crop Management and Value Chain Improvement for Sweetpotato Livelihoods in Central Luzon, Philippines Project Goal To enhance sweetpotato livelihoods of farming households in Central Luzon, Philippines through integrated crop management and value chain improvement.

What was the situation like before the project started? Insecure livelihoods of sweetpotato farmers in lahar-laden communities in Central Luzon, Philippines What are the next users doing differently? Participatory adaptive research for resource-poor environments within a value chain framework M&E based on a clearly articulated impact pathway

How are project outputs being disseminated? Farmer field schools to reach other farming communities Training guides and technical manual for extensionists Policy briefs and public awareness materials for policymakers What political support is nurturing this spread? National agricultural research council identifies sweetpotato as priority R&D commodity Local governments integrate sweetpotato in provincial/municipal development plans

What will the end-users be doing differently? Sweetpotato farmers applying practices for integrated crop management and value-added utilization What are the benefits the next users and end users are enjoying as a result of the project? Increased cash income from sweetpotato livelihoods Increased food availability year-round What would happen without the project? Continued insecurity of livelihoods among resource-poor households

3. Towards a Collaborative Learning Plan: ILAC and CIP-UPWARD Learning Lab Sweetpotato project (Philippines) Impact evaln (previous phase) Project M&E (new phase) Sweetpotato projects (Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Laos, Vietnam, India) ILAC CIP-UPWARD/Philippines CIP-UPWARD/Asia Other projects Learning to use evaln in CBNRM CD (East and Southeast Asia), Tracking change in urban poverty & envt (Southeast and South Asia) Potato projects (North Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, India, Uzbekistan) Impact Enhancement