More than 11,000 farmers and fisher folk around the country have seen their productivity increase and their incomes rise thanks to a community-based participatory research program initiated by the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR). The program essentially teaches farmers and fisher folk to adopt technologies suitable to their localities that are not only profitable but also ecologically sound. As of December 2013, some 549 sites across the country have been implementing Community-based Participatory Action Research (CPAR) projects to help bring in farm and fisheries research results into the host communities to improve the lives of farmers and fisher folk, said BAR director Dr. Nicomedes Eleazar.

Galvez, J. K. (2014, March 6). Community-based project raises farmers, fishers income. The Manila Times, p. B2.