The Block Farm Program consolidates small farms, including farms of agrarian reform beneficiaries, within a two-kilometer radius, into one larger farm but the ownership of each small farm remains with the landowners. The minimum size of one block farm is thirty (30) hectares. The program aims to take advantage of the economies of scale in the production of sugarcane, align the activities of the small farms to ensure the efficient use of farm machinery and equipment and deployment of workers, purchase of inputs in volume, and other operational advantages. The block farms are entities recognized by sugar mills, government financial institutions and other private investors for financing.
GUIDELINES
- Memorandum Circular No. 3, S. 2022, Implementing Guidelines of the SRA Mechanization Programme
- Memorandum Circular No. 9, S. 2020, Guidelines in Monitoring the Accomplishments of the Block Farm Program
- Memorandum Circular No. 7, S. 2017, Guidelines of the Different Program Components of the Block Farm Project