General Guidelines in the Provision of Agricultural Production, Postharvest and Processing Equipment

March 25, 2015

DA MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 17-15

 

This Memorandum Order provides general guidelines for the provision of agricultural production, postharvest and processing equipment under the Agri Pinoy Rice, Corn and HVC Programs.

I. Coverage Area

The project will cover all rice, corn and HVC producing provinces/areas in the country.

II. Eligibility

1. The qualified recipient shall be Farmer's Association (FA) and other organized farmer groups duly registered at SEC/CDA/DOLE/DSWD; and

2. The recipient should be willing to provide prescribed equity requirement, shoulder cost of operation and maintenance, and undergo training courses.

III. Minimum Requirements to be Submitted

The qualified recipient should submit the following:

1. Letter of intent and a Board Resolution stating its need for the equipment and its capacity to manage, operate and maintain the equipment;

2. SEC/CDA/DSWD certificate of registration and good standing;

3. FA/IA/RBO Farmer Profiles;

4. Certificate of availability of the counterpart; and

5. MAO/CAO/PAO endorsements.

IV. Mechanics of Implementation

1. The letter of intent and other supporting documents to avail the equipment will be submitted to DA-RFOs;

2. The DA-RFOs will validate the capability of the potential project recipients and the proposed area;

3. Selection and approval of recipients will be done by the DA-RFOs;

4. The DA-RFO will execute corresponding MOA with the approved recipients prior to the turnover of the equipment;

5. As part of the MOA, recipients shall provide equity depending on the equipment category (Please see Annex 1). Equipment under Group A shall utilize the 90:10 counter parting scheme, with the recipient providing 10% cash equity. Group B equipment, on the other hand, shall be provided as grant but the recipient has to provide in-kind equity in the form of shed, land, labor, among others;

6. Technical specifications for the agricultural production and postharvest equipment will be referred to PAES or other accredited standards, if applicable. A compendium of list of equipment with AMTEC test and its specifications will be provided to the RFO;

7. The equipment shall be procured from reputable manufacturers, dealers, and suppliers in accordance with existing procurement laws, rules and procedures.

8. Technical Inspection, Testing, Evaluation and Acceptance will be undertaken by the DA-RFO;

9. Training on the operation and maintenance will be conducted by the supplier/s in collaboration with the DA-RFOs and other concerned agencies; and

10. Operation, maintenance and repair of the equipment will be borne by the recipient with due consideration on the warranty arrangement with the supplier.

V. Supplemental Guidelines

1. All DA-RFOs and DAF-ARMM are hereby authorized to formulate detailed supplemental guidelines to address peculiar situations of a particular region or to clarify further those indicated in the Memorandum Order. A copy of all regional issuance for supplemental guidelines shall be officially furnished to the National Agri Pinoy Program Secretariat within seven (7) working days from the date of its release.

2. The DA Secretary may authorize the DA-RFOs to adopt and implement other modalities or schemes in the provision of agricultural production, postharvest and processing equipment.

VI. Reporting and Monitoring

The implementation of this intervention shall be covered by the regular monitoring and reporting systems of the Department.

VII. Effectivity

This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately upon signing and shall supersede other issuances that are inconsistent herewith.

Approved:

 

(SGD.) PROCESO J. ALCALASecretary