RESULTS FROM THE PHILIPPINES SUB-PROJECT
When judged against any indicator, the results and achievements of the three Philippines site teams in this first year of the project have been highly impressive. They are a tribute not only to the outstanding quality and commitment of the personnel involved but also to the cross-agency and cross-project collaboration that has become the Mindanao Landcare Initiative. This large initiative, with its major partners in ICRAF, SEARCA, ACIAR and AECI, plus a host of other collaborators, can be justly proud of its outcomes. Some of the major achievements are summarised as follows:
Appointment of a team of outstanding Landcare facilitators, including three funded by the ACIAR project.
Development and delivery of a multi-level training program for the facilitators including on the job training, a preliminary facilitation workshop for 23 staff, a 10 day study tour of Australian Landcare and the provision of two stages of an information resource pack of Australian Landcare materials.
Organisation of the Asian Landcare 2000 study tour of Australia which comprised 35 participants, including 22 from the Philippines. The tour required the equivalent of over $175 000 of funding which was mobilised from eight funding providers including ACIAR. The tour visited two states and included 15 farm sites, five Landcare groups, an Open Space Forum, the National Landcare Awards function and the First International Landcare Conference.
One paper and four posters were accepted on behalf of the project for presentation at the First International Landcare Conference.
Establishment at each site of a Landcare Advisory group with widespread community representation from farmer groups, local government, government line agencies and NGO's. The Bukidnon Landcare Professional Group also taps into private industry corporate support.
Spectacular growth in the numbers and activities of Landcare groups with over 250 groups now in operation at the three sites including over 150 at Claveria, over 50 at Lantapan and 25 at Ned. Over 4000 households are involved in Landcare groups at the three sites with overall between one-third and one half of these having already adopted conservation technologies such as NVS and agroforestry.
Development of an innovative range of Landcare group activities including public land rehabilitation, purok or meeting house construction, farmer field schools, a dual purpose demonstration and commercial nursery centre and a Landcare festival.
Provision of an extraordinary range and number of services to Landcare groups including slide shows, training events, cross visits, newsletters and a special Landcare radio program.
Expansion of Landcare to schools and out of school youth groups with over 25 schools at the three sites involved in the program.
A growing collective ownership of Landcare amongst LGU's, government line agencies and NGO's with a significant increase in the integration of Landcare into extension programs, as well as local government support for Landcare ordinances and funding. Organisations now involved in Landcare activities and programs at the three sites include municipal agriculture offices (MAO's), DA, DAR, DENR, private business and NGO's such as the Mindnanao Baptist Rural Life Centre.
Commencement of scaling up operations at Claveria and Lantapan sites. At Claveria, Landcare is being incrementally expanded into eight new locations of Misamis Oriental with Landcare integration into watershed management bodies, strategic planning organisations and extension programs of municipal and government agencies. In Lantapan, scaling up is well advanced in the municipality of Manolo Fortich where eight new Landcare groups have already been formed.
Development of an advanced monitoring and evaluation process using a site characterisation or benchmarking procedure followed by on-going participatory data collection across issues of adoption, group social dynamics and environmental impacts. To build the benchmarking data at Ned, a major participatory rural appraisal was conducted over 22 sitios by a team of 13 farmer leaders, 5 DAR staff, and four project staff. To build a more comprehensive participatory data collection process, a major evaluation framework has been collectively developed for discussion and testing.

RESULTS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SUB-PROJECT
When considered against the timetable of project development proposed in the original project document, the Australian sub-project has achieved most of its first year objectives but is a little behind schedule in the areas of group development and monitoring and evaluation. However, this has been quite deliberate with the main emphasis of the Australian project team being the support of the all-important establishment phase of the Philippines sub-project. Some of the major achievements are summarised as follows:
Appointment, equipping and training of an outstanding facilitator, with significant experience and knowledge of Australian Landcare, who has already established close working relationships with Philippines facilitators in mentoring, training and resource provision;
Development of a planned communication and institutional strengthening process to build the unique partnership formed under the project. This has involved close liaison with project partner management and negotiation with QFVG, the custodians of the Farmcare concept, for its use in the project.
Formation and operation of an advisory committee, the Farmcare Project Advisory Committee, which has met on three occasions and provided valuable direction to the project;
Selection of three horticultural industry grower groups (the pineapple industry Soil Health Action Group, Family Bananas Cooperative, and the Sunshine Coast Subtropical Fruits Association) as pilot groups for developing a suitable process for Farmcare development. The Farmcare facilitator has established credentials with these groups, undertaken issue analysis and supported their development of appropriate programs. Issue analysis has demonstrated a need to clearly identify the place of environmental issues within the larger farm business picture. Support continues to be provided to the groups as they grapple with these issues and develop appropriate rules of engagement with the project.
Development of an advanced monitoring and evaluation framework using the IMPROVE matrix for on-going participatory data collection across issues of adoption, group social dynamics and environmental impacts.

RESULTS FROM THE PHILIPPINES SUB-PROJECT
Results and achievements during this second year have again been very impressive. Some of the major results and achievements are as follows:
Continued delivery of a multi-level training program for Landcare facilitators including conference attendance, advanced in-house training, a special Landcare facilitator's workshop provided by experienced Australian Landcare staff, and the provision of three more stages of an information resource pack of Australian Landcare materials.
The development and pre-testing by ICRAF of a special Landcare facilitator training program to boost the numbers of trained Landcare facilitators available within other agencies.
The placement at the Claveria research site of an experienced Australian Landcare volunteer through Australian Volunteers International. The volunteer will assist the development of the Landcare program through the Landcare Trust Fund, facilitator's training program, Waterwatch, professional development and other services.
The successful application to ACIAR's Allwright Fellowship Scheme for a fellowship for Delia Catacutan, Landcare facilitator and Site Coordinator at the Lantapan site, to undertake a PhD research and study program in Australia at the University of Queensland.
Continued strong growth in the numbers and activities of Landcare groups with 354 groups now in operation at the three sites (up from 250 in the first year). This includes 262 at Claveria, 57 at Lantapan and 35 at Ned. Over 4200 households are now involved in Landcare groups at the three sites with one half of these having adopted conservation technologies such as NVS and agroforestry.
Continued provision of an extraordinary range and number of services to Landcare groups including slide shows, training events, cross visits, newsletters and a special Landcare radio program.
Continued development of an innovative range of Landcare group activities including public land rehabilitation, farmer field schools, mushroom culture, upgrading cattle quality, and nature covenants on private land.
Interesting new group developments include involvement in Waterwatch programs, formation of Farmer Research Committees, groups developing their own new project proposals, the development of a central Landcare facility by the Lantapan Landcare Association (office, nursery, demonstration farm, information centre), and a significant increase in the provision of training in capacity building.
A growing collective ownership of Landcare amongst LGU's, government line agencies and NGO's with a significant increase in the integration of Landcare into extension programs, as well as local government support for Landcare ordinances and funding. Organisations now involved in Landcare activities and programs at the three sites number more than 40.
Consolidation of scaling-up operations from the main scaling-up site of Claveria with Landcare now well established in six municipalities of the province of Misamis Oriental. These include the neighbouring municipality of Malitbog and the five outlying provinces of Sugbongcogon, Jasaan, Libertad, Alubijid and Cagayan de Oro City. Sixty Landcare groups now operate at the six sites with a significant range of conservation and other group activities in place. At Lantapan, Landcare was successfully introduced to three scaling-up sites in new municipalities of the province of Bukidnon. These were Manolo Fortich, Malaybalay City and Pangantucan. Eighteen Landcare groups have been formed, a Landcare Federation established, a Landcare Congress conducted and a range of strategic partnerships formed with government, NGO's and private industry. At Ned, scaling up from the sitio to barangay levels proceeds at a healthy level, despite frequent problems with security and other issues.
Continued development of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) data gathering and tools including the completion of site characterisation or baseline surveys and the development of collective frameworks for adoption, environmental impact, and social capital indicators.
A re-analysis of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) resources of the project because of its growth in importance and demands to a stage well beyond the resources and scope of the original concept or budget. This has been due to a number of factors including the rapid increase in Landcare groups at the project sites and their growing interest in self-monitoring processes, the need for a more rigorous analysis of impacts and benefits to satisfy growing external interest in the process, and the increasing perceived impact of Landcare on externalities beyond the core environmental agenda. The re-analysis has led to the development of a proposal requesting an extension to budget in the 2002-2003 financial year. This proposal is being submitted as a supplement to this annual report (See Submission for additional funding to enhance the monitoring and evaluation outcomes of the project - attached).

RESULTS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SUB-PROJECT
Again this year, priority for both the Project Leader and the Australian Landcare facilitator was directed towards establishing the Philippines component of the project in terms of organisational support, M&E, training, visits, communications and provision of resource materials. This meant that the Australian component of the project received less time and resources than originally planned. However, some important areas of the sub-project were addressed and the foundation established for sound progress during the remaining two years of the project. Some of the major results and achievements are as follows:
Continued training and professional development of the Landcare facilitator through attendance at conferences and the Rural Extension Centre. Of particular note was the completion of special training on extension workshops and packages which was used to plan and deliver the Landcare facilitator's training workshop in the Philippines during August 2000.
Continued development of a planned communication and institutional strengthening process to build the unique partnership of government, industry and Landcare formed under the project.
A clearer articulation of the 'Landcare approach' on which the work with project groups is being based.
Consolidation of the partnership with the three selected pilot horticultural industry grower groups (the pineapple industry Soil Health Action Group, Family Bananas Cooperative, and the Sunshine Coast Subtropical Fruits Association). Activities included linking groups with complementary environmental initiatives, arranging relevant presenters at grower meetings, supporting the pilot development of Environmental Management Systems (EMS), group facilitation, support in accessing appropriate machinery technologies, and networking with technical specialists to develop simple and practical on-farm conservation techniques.
Formation of a Technical Reference Group on sustainable farm practices to support the groups and interpret research technologies for use by growers.
A re-analysis of the rationale on which the project is based to develop a better understanding of the factors involved in moulding the attitudes and practices of horticultural farmers with respect to the environment. A literature search is currently in progress to service this re-analysis.
Further development of an advanced monitoring and evaluation framework using the IMPROVE matrix for on-going participatory data collection across issues of adoption, group social dynamics and environmental impacts.

RESULTS FROM THE PHILIPPINES SUB-PROJECT
Results and achievements during this third year have again been very impressive. Some of the
major results and achievements are as follows:
Continued delivery of a multi-level training program for Landcare facilitators including nine
training events provided by external providers, advanced in-house training, a second special
project team training tour of Australia in October, and the provision of two more stages of
an information resource pack of Australian Landcare materials.
The development of a training package by ICRAF in process documentation for the
Landcare facilitators and others involved in the Landcare process.
The commencement in January 2002 of an ACIAR Allwright Fellowship by Delia Catacutan,
Landcare facilitator and Site Coordinator at the Lantapan site, to undertake a PhD research
and study program in Australia at the University of Queensland under project evaluation
specialist, Rob Cramb.
A special training and familiarisation tour of the Visayas Landcare sites and ACIAR Leyte
livestock project by a combined party of Australian and Philippines project staff.
Consolidation of Landcare groups at the three base sites with 363 groups now in operation
at the three sites (up from 354 in the last year). This includes 262 at Claveria, 62 at Lantapan
and 39 at Ned. Over 4230 households are now involved in Landcare groups at the three
base sites with one half of these having adopted conservation technologies such as NVS and
agroforestry.
Continued provision of an extraordinary range and number of services to Landcare groups
with 47 events including slide shows, training events and cross visits conducted during the
year.
Continued development of an innovative range of Landcare group activities including public
land rehabilitation, farmer field schools, a mushroom culture training program, educational
tours of timber and fruit processing plants to improve marketing awareness, capacity
building and leadership courses, permaculture courses and a cattle quality improvement
program.
Interesting new group developments include involvement in Waterwatch programs,
formation of Farmer Research Committees, the completion of a central Landcare office by
the Lantapan Landcare Association, a bold joint venture with private industry to rehabilitate
three major rivers at Lantapan, a Catchment Management Program at Ned, and a range of
innovative community income diversification schemes.
A continuing growing collective ownership of Landcare amongst LGU's, government line
agencies and NGO's with a significant increase in the integration of Landcare into extension
programs, as well as local government support for Landcare ordinances and funding.
Organisations now involved in Landcare activities and programs at the three sites number
more than 45.
Consolidation of scaling-up operations from the main scaling-up site of Claveria with
Landcare continuing to grow in the five target municipalities of the province of Misamis
Oriental. At Lantapan, Landcare has continued to develop successfully at nine scaling-up
sites in new municipalities of the province of Bukidnon. At Ned, scaling up from the sitio to
barangay levels proceeds at a healthy level, despite frequent problems with security and other
issues.
Continued gathering of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) data with the development and
use of innovative social research tools.
Success with an application to ACIAR for additional funding of over $94,000 for M&E data
consolidation and research to enable a fuller analysis of the outcomes and impact of the
project during the final year.
RESULTS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SUB-PROJECT
Again this year, priority for both the Project Leader and the Australian Landcare facilitator was
directed towards establishing the Philippines component of the project in terms of organisational
support, M&E training, visits, communications and provision of resource materials. This meant
that the Australian component of the project received less time and resources than originally
planned. However, some important areas of the sub-project were addressed and the foundation
established for sound progress during the final year of the project. Some of the major results and
achievements are as follows:
Continued training and professional development of the Landcare facilitator through
attendance at conferences and the Rural Extension Centre. Of particular note was the
development of a project study group across three project partners to jointly undertake the
Continuous Improvement & Innovation (CI&I) course and subsequent research.
Continued development of a planned communication and institutional strengthening process
to build the unique partnership of government, industry and Landcare formed under the
project.
Development of an upgraded partnership with the Sunshine Coast Subtropical Fruits
Association after the other two selected pilot horticultural industry grower groups became
unworkable after industry decline and structural problems. Development activities include an
innovative on-farm audit and learning support system with 12 growers, a succcesful
application for grant funds from the NHT EnviroGrant for on-farm water quality
monitoring, an increase in environmentally-focussed farm walks, and support in developing
linkages with community groups and funding bodies.
A continuing analysis via a literature review of the rationale on which the project is based to
develop a better understanding of the factors involved in moulding the attitudes and
practices of horticultural farmers with respect to the environment.
Further development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for the subtropical fruit
growers using the IMPROVE matrix for on-going participatory data collection across issues
of adoption, group social dynamics and environmental impacts.

The purpose of this project is to implement an appropriate Landcare approach in upland communities on the island of Mindanao and in the intensive horticultural industries of Queensland, and to evaluate the impact of the approach on adoption of conservation practices, resource degradation, extension delivery and group social processes. The project represents a new direction in better understanding the complex processes of people's interaction with conservation technologies through Landcare groups.

The project is led by DPI as commissioned organisation with Philippines partners ICRAF and SEARCA and Australian partners Barung Landcare, University of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources and Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers. The project has a core team of 15 personnel from the partner organisations and more than another 25 allied personnel intimately involved in site teams or major project programs. Significant amongst these is the complementary Landcare project of the Agency for International Spanish Cooperation (AECI) which supports Landcare with personnel and infrastructure at two of the three Philippines project sites.

The report details the results of the research activities in both components of the project against the timetable proposed in the project plan. It also analyses issues relating to communication and reporting, travel, and budget, and lists reports and publications produced by the project team during the year. The report concludes with some comments on future directions. The individual site reports that are used to compile the project report are included as appendices.

Results from the Philippines sub-project
Results and achievements during this third year have again been very impressive. Some of the major results and achievements are as follows:
Continued delivery of a multi-level training program for Landcare facilitators including nine training events provided by external providers, advanced in-house training, a third special project team training tour of Australia in May2003, and the provision of one more stage of an information resource pack of Australian Landcare materials.
Consolidation of Landcare groups at the three base sites with 363 groups now in operation at the three sites (up from 354 in the last year). This includes 262 at Claveria, 62 at Lantapan and 39 at Ned. Over 4230 households are now involved in Landcare groups at the three base sites with one half of these having adopted conservation technologies such as NVS and agroforestry.
Continued provision of an extraordinary range and number of services to Landcare groups with 47 events including slide shows, training events and cross visits conducted during the year.
Continued development of an innovative range of Landcare group activities including public land rehabilitation, farmer field schools, educational tours of timber and fruit processing plants to improve marketing awareness, capacity building and leadership courses, permaculture courses and a cattle quality improvement program.
Interesting new group developments include involvement in Waterwatch programs, formation of Farmer Training Groups and Farmer Research Committees, the completion of a central Landcare office by the Lantapan Landcare Association, a bold joint venture with private industry to rehabilitate three major rivers at Lantapan, a Catchment Management Program at Ned, and a range of innovative community income diversification schemes.
A continuing growing collective ownership of Landcare amongst LGU's, government line agencies and NGO's with a significant increase in the integration of Landcare into extension programs, as well as local government support for Landcare ordinances and funding. Organisations now involved in Landcare activities and programs at the three sites number more than 45.
Consolidation of scaling-up operations from the main scaling-up site of Claveria with Landcare continuing to grow in target municipalities of the province of Misamis Oriental. At Lantapan, Landcare has continued to develop successfully at nine scaling-up sites in new municipalities of the province of Bukidnon. At Ned, scaling up from the sitio to barangay levels proceeds at a healthy level, despite frequent problems with security and other issues.
Continued gathering of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) data with the development and use of innovative social research tools and the completion of an intensive 6-month special M&E study to consolidate and enhance the M&E outcomes of the project.

Results from the Australian sub-project
Again this year, priority for both the Project Leader and the Australian Landcare facilitator was directed towards establishing the Philippines component of the project in terms of organisational support, M&E training, visits, communications and provision of resource materials. This meant that the Australian component of the project received less time and resources than originally planned. However, some important areas of the sub-project were addressed and the foundation established for sound progress during the final year of the project. Some of the major results and achievements are as follows:
Continued training and professional development of the Landcare facilitator through attendance at conferences and a special international workshop on improving R&D outcomes.
Continued development of a planned communication and institutional strengthening process to build the unique partnership of government, industry and Landcare formed under the project.
Development of an upgraded partnership with the Sunshine Coast Subtropical Fruits Association after the other two selected pilot horticultural industry grower groups became unworkable after industry decline and structural problems. Development activities include an innovative on-farm audit and learning support system with 12 growers, a succcesful on-farm water quality monitoring project, an increase in environmentally-focussed farm walks, and support in developing linkages with community groups and funding bodies.
A continuing analysis via a literature review of the rationale on which the project is based to develop a better understanding of the factors involved in moulding the attitudes and practices of horticultural farmers with respect to the environment.
Further development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for the subtropical fruit growers using the IMPROVE matrix for on-going participatory data collection across issues of adoption, group social dynamics and environmental impacts.

Other issues
Meetings, communications and reporting proceeded without major problems. The concept of producing a special project book as an outcome of the project, in addition to the formal project report, was further refined during the year with success in acquiring ACIAR support to produce a high quality book on the story of Philippines Landcare.
A total of 13 major papers, reports and publications were produced by members of the project team during the year.
For the reporting year, the project delivered an overall surplus of $3359, a significant improvement on the deficit of the previous year. This was achieved by a significant cutback in the expenditure of the commissioned organisation, mainly through the Project Leader deferring some overseas travel and significantly pruning expenditure on the Australian component of the project. An additional budget problem of concern is the lack of capacity in the budget for incremental salary payments for the Philippines facilitators. These are deserved given the their increased responsibilities and performance.