ADMINISTRATIVE

ORDER NO. 15
SERIES 2011
AMENDED GUIDELINES ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF
PROGRAMANG AGRIKULTURANG
PILIPINO (GULAYAN SA
PAARALAN)

SECTION 1. BASIC POLICY

Consistent

with the goal of the

Department of Agriculture to attain
food security and self sufficiency, it is
the policy of the state to empower its
constituency by enhancing their
capability to produce their own food
through adoption of various means of
vegetable growing.

SECTION 2. OBJECTIVES
General

Promote

self
help
food
production
activities
and
values
(appreciation
of
agriculture as a life support
system) among children.

SECTION 2. OBJECTIVES
Specific

Promote

vegetable production through natural

farming in public elementary and high
schools;
Establish/maintain school gardens to serves as
food basket/main source of vegetables to
sustain supplementary feeding;
Showcase small-scale food production model in
schools for the households/communities to
replicate, purposely to promote family food
security.

SECTION 3. DURATION,
SCOPE AND COVERAGE
This

program will cover all public elementary

and high schools in 16 regions and National
Capital Region;
For year 2011, the program target is 8,415
schools (in 26 provinces);
By 2016, 42,076 school gardens (8,415 schools
per year) all over the country (78 provinces)
are targeted.

SECTION 4: PROJECT
COMPONENTS
The

DA, together with the Bureau of

Plant
Industry
(BPI),
the
Agricultural
Training
Institute
(ATI), and its 16 Regional Field
Units, shall be at the forefront in the
promotion of safe and healthy food
particularly
vegetables,
among
children and young adults, hence,
this
partnership
with
public
elementary and high schools.

SECTION 4: PROJECT
COMPONENTS
There will be three components,
namely:
4.1 Sustainable Food Production
of Vegetables.
4.2 School Gardens for Source of
Supplemental Feeding
4.3 Small-scale Food Production
Model

To make the project work, the DA shall work with

the:
Department of Education (DepEd)
Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG)
Local Government Unit (LGUs Provincial,
Municipal and Barangay Levels)
Department of Health specifically the National
Nutrition Council (DOH-NNC
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) /
Peoples Organizations (POs)
Parent-Teachers Association (PTA)
4H Clubs, Rural Improvement Clubs
Senior Citizens Organizations
others.

SECTION 5: CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

The basic criteria for the selection of schools are

the following:
5.1 The school must be located within the
identified
convergence
area
by
the
DA/DAR/DENR and/or the school must be
located within the identified priority provinces
(P1 & P2) identified by the DSWD.
5.2 The school must have a vacant area of 200
sq.m. for the establishment of Gulayan Techno
Demo or school gardens if not applicable, the
school can work for the use of private vacant
area or adopt container gardening technology

PRIORITY ONE
PROVINCES
(AHMP, 2006)

N=10

National Capital
Region
Agusan del Sur
Camarines Norte
Lanao del Norte
Maguindanao
Masbate
Mountain Province
Sarangani
Surigao del Norte
Zamboanga del
Norte
Zamboanga Sibugay

Source: AHMP
Created by: RCValientes
2006 NNC
Disclaimer:
Political Boundaries are not
authoritative

PRIORITY TWO
PROVINCES
(AHMP, 2006)

Source: AHMP
Created by: RCValientes
2006 NNC
Disclaimer:
Political Boundaries are not
authoritative

Abra
Antique
N=20
Biliran
Bukidnon
Camarines Sur
Davao Oriental
Lanao del Sur
Kalinga
Marinduque
Misamis Occidental
Oriental Negros
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Romblon
Samar
Sultan Kudarat
Sulu
Surigao del Sur
Tawi-Tawi

PRIORITY
THREE
PROVINCES
(AHMP, 2006)
Agusan del Norte
Aklan
Albay
Apayao
Basilan
Bohol
Camiguin
Capiz
Catanduanes
Cotabato
Davao del Norte
Davao del Sur

N=24
Eastern Samar
Ifugao
Iloilo
Leyte
La Union
Negros
Occidental
Northern Samar
Quezon
Sorsogon
Southern Leyte
South Cotabato
Zamboanga del
Sur
Source: AHMP
Created by: RCValientes
2006 NNC
Disclaimer:
Political Boundaries are not
authoritative

AHMP
TARGET
AREAS

N=54
Priority 1 (n=10)
Priority 2 (n=20)
Priority 3 (n=24)

Source: AHMP
Created by: RCValientes
2006 NNC
Disclaimer:
Political Boundaries are not
authoritative

 5.3

The participating school should show

willingness in taking responsibility for the
following:
5.3.1 Establishment and maintenance of the
school garden as well as the production of
school seeds for the use in next cropping;
5.3.2 Assignment of a focal person who will
supervise
smooth
and
sustained
implementation of the program;
5.3.3 Mainstreaming the intervention with
the programs and activities of the
Department of Education;
5.3.4 Partnership with Parents Teachers
Associations in the establishment and
maintenance of school gardens.

SECTION 6: STRATEGIES
OF IMPLEMENTATION
6.1

A
Memorandum
of
Understanding (MOU) shall be
executed among the Department of
Agriculture (DA), Department of
Education
(DepEd)
and
the
Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG), to state the
roles and responsibilities of each
involved agencies in the program
implementation

 6.2

A DA-Agri-Pinoy-Gulayan sa
Paaralan Implementing Team will be
designated at the National and
Regional Levels. The same may be
created at the Provincial and
Municipal levels as may be deemed
fit by the Regional Implementing
Team. The composition of the Team
shall be as follows:

 National:

Office

of the Undersecretary for Special

Concerns
High Value Crops Development Program
Bureau of Plant Industry
Agricultural Training Institute
Regional
DA Regional Field Unit
Bureau of Plant Industry, if present
ATI Regional Training Center
Additional members may be identified at any
levels as may be deemed fit.

 6.3

The implementing team will be

responsible
for
the
following
activities;
6.3.1 Masterlisting
6.3.2 Social Preparation
6.3.3 Training
6.3.4 Establishment of school
gardens
6.3.5 Sustainability Plan

 6.4

To sustain the program and to generate

enthusiasm and interest, a competition on
best school gardens will be launched at the
district level. Incentives will be provided in
the form of school buildings, computers,
garden tools and implements and others that
may be deemed in urgent/needed for the Best
School Garden.
Congressional, local
government and private sector partnership
will be pursued at the initiative of the
Regional Implementing Team from among
legislators/representatives of district/cities,
the LGUs and the local private companies.

SECTION 7: INFORMATION
DISSEMINATION AND ADVOCACY
CAMPAIGN

7.1
DA/ATI
and
DepEd
in
coordination with NNC shall take
the lead in the advocacy and
promotion of the program. ATIRTC will be responsible for the
documentation of success stories.
7.2 Quad-media shall be used to
promote the program.

SECTION 8: MONITORING
AND EVALUATION
1.

2.

The Regional Implementing Team will

prepare the monitoring and evaluation
scheme in coordination with the partners.
They will also do the regular visitations and
follow-ups in order to determine the status
of the project and to recommend strategies
that would further enhance smooth
implementation of the project;
Regular reports will be submitted to the
BPI-PMO for consolidation and submission
to the National Implementing Team

SECTION 9: ROLES AND

RESPONSIBILITIES

The following are the roles and responsibilities of key players

and stakeholders:
1. Department of Agriculture

Spearheads the implementation of the Gulayan sa

Paaralan with the Bureau of Plant Industry as the
Project Management Office;

Provides continuing technical assistance;

Provides material assistance such as seeds and garden

tools

Through ATIs and DA-RFUs, facilitate conduct of

trainings

Leads in the advocacy campaign for vegetable production

and consumption

Conducts monitoring and evaluation

2. Department of Education
Co-implements
the
program
in
coordination with other stakeholders
Submits masterlist to DA-RFU
Promotes consumption of vegetables among
children
Provides areas for the establishment of
school gardens
Sustain
the program by providing
resources;
Mainstreams the budgetary requirements
in their development plans for the ensuing
years to ensure regular budget allocation

3. Local Government Unit (LGU) /

Congressional, Governor and Mayor
Co-implements and monitor the
program
Provides assistance and resources
(prizes, cash incentives and other
support) in the implementation of the
program

4. Other Program Partners

DOH-NNC through its local nutrition
officer-shall assist in the advocacy campaign
on the reduction of hunger and malnutrition.
NGOs/POs-assist in the implementation (as
resource person) and monitoring of the
program as well as promotion and advocacy
Private Sector & Media assess in the
promotion and advocacy component of the
program.
Other National Agencies that may be
involved in the succeeding years of the
program.

SECTION 10: SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or

part of this Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) shall be deemed invalid, it shall not affect,
impair or invalidate the remainder thereof.

SECTION 11: EFFECTIVITY

This order shall take effect immediately.

(signed)
PROCESO J. ALCALA
Secretary
June 1, 2011