Attended by over 100 members of the various indigenous peoples group from the areas covered by the project in Regions 9, 10 and Caraga, the forum expects to integrate the indigenous peoples in the entrepreneurial activities.

The Implementation Support Mission for Project Convergence on Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Empowerment (ConVERGE) visited Regions 9, 10 and Caraga last June 18 to July 3, 2017.

How farmers and their community are aided through DAR and IFAD’s Project ConVERGE

The promotion of sustainable livelihood activities based on varied key commodities is the newest strategy of a recently launched foreign-assisted project in Mindanao, according to a top Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) official.