Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Beneficiaries of the Program. The possible proponent groups or beneficiaries of the Program are the following:

(a) Existing producer groups whose products are included in the priority commodity value chains and have potential to increase their marketable surplus;

(b) Farmer and fisherfolk which have potential to produce marketable surplus and demonstrate willingness to voluntarily adopt clustering with other groups and forge contracts or formal marketing agreements with buyers or private intermediaries;

(c) Producer groups or cluster of growers that are either operational and/or show a willingness to undergo capacity building on enterprise development and management; and

(d) Micro, small, and medium scale processors, consolidators, exporters, and other enterprises, who are willing to assist producer groups in vertical clustering or joint business planning, and forge contracts or formal marketing agreements with such producer groups. Joint business planning and investments of the producer groups and agro-processors will be supported if it will result in increased engagement of the producer groups in value-adding activities.

Farmers and fisherfolk must be members of any organization operating in the priority commodity value chain for them to be eligible either as a member of the proponent group or as supplier to the enterprise.