Memorandum Circular No. 12, Series of 2020 on Guidelines on the Expanded Livestock and Poultry Production and Livelihood Project for Covid-19 Response (NLP Refocused Program).

The Objectives of this Circular are: Objectives 1. Ensure meat and egg availability, accessibility, and affordability; 2. Enable the farmer household beneficiaries to produce their own food and have the opportunity to raise additional income for their family; and 3. Provide assistance to cooperatives, associations and/or peoples' organizations around urban centers in the form of livelihood modules. The Project aims to refocus/realign the FY 2020 budget in response to COVID-19 crisis situation. Specifically, it aims to contribute to food security and supply amidst the present crisis, provide livelihood and additional income to poor farmer households, and provide alternative protein source to poor farmer households in the peri-urban and ASF-affected areas. This project will involve the distribution of livelihood enterprise modules, which could either be broiler chicks, ready to lay (RTL) pullets, free range chickens (RTL), ducks, swine (for ASF-free areas), and small ruminants. To ensure timely and proper implementation, constant coordination and monitoring will be undertaken with the Implementing Units and Selected Beneficiaries.
These guidelines shall govern livestock and poultry livelihood assistance interventions of the DA - N LP in response to COVID-19 situation that involve: l. Procurement of animals based on GPPB Circular 01-2020 (Annex A); 2. Distribution of production inputs such as feeds; 3. Provision of extension and veterinary services; and 4. Monitoring and evaluation of project beneficiaries and recipients. Only cooperatives / associations / peoples' organization are qualified for the availment of the livelihood project with the following requirements: a. Identified and endorsed by the LGU and accepted by the DA -RFO; b. Must have at least 15 households as active members; and c. Must provide the database of their members profile.