LGSP-LED is an eight-year (2008-2016) collaborative Program of the Governments of the Philippines and Canada, through the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). LGSP-LED envisions vibrant, investor-friendly and tourist-attractive local economies, and is geared towards strengthening the enabling environment for good governance and sustainable local economic development.
The LED Knowledge Hub is a portal to web-based LED resources from across the Philippines and internationally, containing materials and relevant links on local economic development developed by LGSP-LED and other organizations.
More LED resources to be uploaded soon!
| NAME | URL | DESCRIPTION |
| Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) | http://beta.searca.org/searca/ | Providing high quality graduate study in agriculture; promote, undertake, and coordinate research programs related to the needs and problems of the Southeast Asian region; and disseminate the findings of agricultural research and experimentation. |
| International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) | http://irri.org/ | Reducing poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems. |
| Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments (CURE) | http://irri.org/partnerships/networks/consortium-for-unfavorable-rice-environments | Increasing the productivity and sustainability of rice-based systems in unfavorable rain-fed environments through research on rice as an integral component of the rural livelihood systems. |
| Kaisampalad, Inc. | http://www.kaisampalad.org.ph/ | A non-government organization that focuses on the development of the local economy through a dual approach of collaboration between and among the various stakeholders in the value chain system, and the promotion of corporate social responsibility and accountability. |
| Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) | http://www.prrm.org/thematic-areas/building-sustainable-livelihood.html | Enhancing the capacity of rural communities in the planning, advocacy and implementation of sustainable development, through an integrated program of education, livelihood, health, habitat, environment, and self-governance. |
| MFI Foundation Inc. (formerly Meralco Foundation, Inc.) | http://mfi.org.ph/ | Leading institution recognized for its quality education and technical training responsive to the needs of industry and agriculture, serving various stakeholders especially the less privileged. |
| Foundation for Resource Linkage and Development, Inc. | http://www.agrilink.org/ | Assists in the overall development of the agribusiness sector for the small and medium scale industries through creation of market opportunities and assistance in the areas of business development, agro-processing, project feasibility studies and other business endeavors. |
| Philippine Development Assistance Programme, Inc. (PDAP) | http://www.pdap.net/ | Promoting a viable, market-oriented rural small enterprise (producing quality organic products), utilizing sustainable agriculture practices producing safe, healthy and quality products which are operated by rural enterprising communities who receive significant income benefits from these enterprises. |
| Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) | http://masipag.org/cms/index.php | A farmer-led network of people’s organizations, non-government organizations and scientists working towards the sustainable use and management of biodiversity through farmers’ control of genetic and biological resources, agricultural production and associated knowledge. |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service office in Manila, Philippines (FAS Manila) | http://usdaphilippines.org/index.php?pid=1 | Facilitating the sales of U.S. agricultural products to the Philippines and building and sustaining strong trade links between suppliers and buyers of U.S. food, feeds, fiber, fisheries and wood products and take an active role in monitoring and facilitating U.S. exports of agricultural products to the Philippines. |
| Upland Marketing Foundation, Inc. | http://www.umfi.org/ | As a marketing arm-distributor aiming for self-sustainability, UMFI provides the appropriate mechanism that can directly support communities’ efforts to establish livelihood projects that are in line with sustainable resource use. |
