09/07/2026
๐จ๐ฃ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ
Assistant Professor David John Rodriguez leads ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐-๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ. His study is supported through the Seed Fund for Research and Training grant of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). It will be implemented from July 2026 to June 2027 across selected rice-producing communities in Samar and Leyte, Philippines.
The project aims to develop an inclusive governance and innovation framework for scaling climate-smart rice systems by enhancing institutional coordination and supporting the meaningful participation of smallholder farmers. Employing a comparative mixed-methods approach, the research will examine both the Department of AgricultureโAdaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (DA-AMIA) and non-AMIA sites through policy analysis, farmer surveys, key informant interviews, and stakeholder validation workshops.
As project leader, Asst. Prof. Rodriguez seeks to generate evidence-based recommendations that can inform policy, strengthen collaborative governance, and accelerate the adoption of climate-smart agriculture. By identifying effective governance and innovation pathways across diverse local contexts, the study aims to contribute to more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive rice production systems, ultimately supporting climate adaptation, food security, and rural development in the Philippines.
