SERVE 1 and 2

Capacity-building is a key component in ensuring the sustainability of rice-based communities and farming systems. It helps build the knowledge and skills needed to manage natural resources effectively, develop new technologies, and adapt to changing conditions. It also helps create the institutional arrangements and networks needed to support these processes.

SERVE is a capacity development project that is focused on strengthening the skills of the Philippines' national agricultural research and extension partners in research, development and extension to improve the productivity, competitiveness, and resilience of rice-based farming communities. 

Building on ER4D and SERVE 1, and with reference to findings from capacity-building activities over the last several decades, SERVE 2 seeks to strengthen skills in the following areas:

• Research proposal writing and research design;

• Research data management, processing, and analysis;

• Technical report and scientific writing; and

• Effective facilitation and communication skills.

Both senior and junior staff from DA and IRRI have benefited from several capacity-building activities. The project will help strengthen the community of practice among rice researchers in the Philippines, which will continue to be a valuable resource for the country even after the project ends.