Building resilient yet progressive agriculture and fisheries livelihoods and communities by providing highly-responsive agriculture and fisheries support services.

The AMIA Program envisions the Philippines where all communities, especially those dependent on agriculture and fisheries, would become resilient to the increasing adverse effects of climate change.

In pursuit of this vision, the program aims to set up model communities called AMIA villages, which would serve as lighthouses or go-to places for other communities to learn from and emulate, and where technological and institutional innovations are introduced so that these villages may have access to climate-relevant support services.

The AMIA Village Model

Timely, relevant, and site-specific climate information via Climate Information Services (CIS)

Easy access credit and affordable insurance

Computer-aided decision-making technology

Training on CCA/DRR productivity-enhancing practices/technologies

Links to markets

Selection of AMIA Village Sites

Climate-Risk Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA)

Presence of farmers’ organizations

Presence of financial institutions (banks, lending/credit, risk transfer facility)

Presence of Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs)

Active participation & support of LGU

Potential for Outscaling

The AMIA Village Sites at present

Our Achievements as of December 2017

10

Provinces with completed CRVA establishing 10 AMIA Village Sites covering 26 barangays.

294

LGUs with Climate-Risk Vulnerability Assesment.

45

Projects (AMIA 2, 2+, 2++).

54

Trained weather observers from participating LGUs and DA-RFOs in partnership with Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and Rice Watch Action Network (R1). 

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