The study documented and assessed the efforts done as a result of the rehabilitation program and the status and adjustments made by successful farmers. The factors that contributed to their adjustments were also identified.
Findings revealed that CLSU researchers, Government Organization-Non Government Organization (GO-NGO), technicians and NGO leaders were the main sources of additional information regarding farming system operations.
They also provided the much needed services and assistance to cope up and rehabilitate the remaining agricultural resources after the onslaught of the Mt. Pinatubo disaster. Affected farmers became actively involved in the research/extension activities specifically in trying generated technologies for the lahar-laden areas. Thus, the provision of capital by the Tarlac People's Economic Council (PEC), provision of CLSU technical expertise, training, farm and home visits were claimed to be useful approaches for the rehabilitation of agricultural resources and adaptation to a different ecology.
Most of them put the agricultural resources as their major priority for rehabilitation. Farmers were challenged to improve their production by engaging in farm production ventures such as planting rice, corn, peanut, vegetables and in livestock production that made them acquired additional skills and social prestige, increased farm income, and improved standard of living.
Factors that contributed to the adjustments of successful farmers affected by the lahar destruction were farmer's patience and perseverance, technical and financial assistance from concerned agencies, following recommended technologies and mobilization of available resources.
