Support Needs Analysis
Financial assistance, training, technical support, and marketing needs
Financial Assistance
5,668
72% of farmers
Training Requests
509
6.5% of farmers
Technical Support
212
2.7% of farmers
Support Needs Distribution
Support Type Breakdown
Municipality-Specific Support Analysis
Catarman
Primary Need
Financial Assistance
2,003
Secondary
Training
392
Capacity Hub: Highest demand for skills; ready for centralized training centers
Mahinog
Primary Need
Financial Assistance
1,194
Secondary
Training
49
Capital Intensive: Farmers almost exclusively focused on securing funding
Mambajao
Primary Need
Financial Assistance
1,042
Secondary
Training
41
Moderate Balanced: Similar to Mahinog but with higher interest in production tools
Sagay
Primary Need
Financial Assistance
718
Secondary
Production
16
Tool Focused: Highest relative interest in production equipment and promotions
Guinsiliban
Primary Need
Financial Assistance
711
Secondary
Training
4
Capital Focused: Minimal interest in non-financial support, indicating survival phase
Key Insights & Strategic Recommendations
The Capital Gap: Over 72% of farmers identified financial aid as primary need, indicating lack of liquidity or access to credit is the biggest bottleneck.
Catarman Skill-Up Surge: Catarman accounts for 77% of provincial training demand, indicating farmers there are ready for industrialization and modernization.
Financial Bottleneck in Mahinog & Guinsiliban: Requests for non-financial support are almost non-existent, indicating a "capital freeze" where farmers feel training is useless without funding.
Production Tool Gap in Sagay: Sagay shows highest interest in production equipment, indicating entrepreneurial farmers ready to move into manufacturing/branded space.
Recommendations: Establish low-interest credit lines through SB Corp/Landbank, create decentralized training centers in Catarman, implement mobile technical support clinics, and provide marketing support for value-added products.