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Implication of the Implementation of Free Irrigation Service Fee to the Federation of Irrigators Associations of NIA-UPRIIS Division IDOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104340, PP. 1-8 Subject Areas: General Management Keywords: Irrigators, Irrigation Service Fee, Sustainable Development Abstract
The administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte
has fulfilled one of their campaign promises, which is to reduce production
cost and increase farmers’ income. Thus, an amount of Two Billion Pesos (P 2,000,000,000.00) was provided in the budget of NIA
under General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2017 or RA 10,924 for the implementation of the free Irrigation
Service Fee (ISF) program that commenced on the first cropping season of the
year 2017. Through a qualitative research design, this study was able to describe
the implication of the implementation of free ISF program to the Federation of
Irrigators Association of NIA-UPRIIS, Division I. The implementation of the
program brought sudden changes in the performance of the FIAs when it came to their operation and maintenance
responsibilities. They became more aware of their responsibilities in the
irrigation system. Assistance and support are still being given to them by NIA.
However, when it comes to funds, they have to find ways to cover for their own
expenses in canal clearing activities and other expenses related to their operation
and maintenance responsibilities. Therefore, they agreed to collect seasonal
dues from their members. The most visible implications of the implementation of
the free ISF program were the reduction of production cost of the farmers and
the associations were able to have better understanding of the importance of
their role in sustaining and developing the irrigation system. By working hand
in hand, the FIAs and NIA can manage to
sustain the operations and maintenance of the irrigation system.
Fullon, E. V. , Pedro, A. B. S. , Ruz, J. D. J. , Sagun, R. A. A. , Mariano, A. A. and Florencondia, M. T. (2018). Implication of the Implementation of Free Irrigation Service Fee to the Federation of Irrigators Associations of NIA-UPRIIS Division I. Open Access Library Journal, 5, e4340. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1104340. References
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