LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 14:1 January 2014
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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A Microenterprise in Isabela Province in
the Republic of the Philippines –
Success of SALT

Steven Eliason

Defining Microenterprise

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/microenterprise.asp defines microenterprise as “A small business that employs a small number of employees. A microenterprise will usually operate with fewer than 10 people and is started with a small amount of capital. Most microenterprises specialize in providing goods or services for their local areas.” In this article, I would like to describe a microenterprise developed in Isabela Province, the Republic of the Philippines in mid-1990s.

Microenterprise is a much talked about topic these days, and its relevance to addressing the economic concerns of rural and urban parts of the world cannot be exaggerated. Much publicity is given to successful ones, and most governments take initiatives to promote projects. But like any business venture, not all are successful, so we also need to give consideration to failures and see what lessons can be learned for future work.

Poor Living Conditions

During mid-1990’s, the conditions in much of the province of Isabela was, indeed, dire – poor water supplies, roads and electrical service. In addition to these conditions, a significant portion of the agricultural land was sloppy, a major complication given the technology available.

Introduction of SALT

A Southern Baptist agricultural team introduced and implemented the SALT (Sloping Agricultural Land Technology) strategy to combat these difficulties. Filipinos were trained at a demonstration farm in Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, and took the technology to the remote regions of the island.

This is only the beginning part of the article. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.

Steve Eliason
Faculty
Bethany College of Missions
6820 Auto Club Road
Bloomington, MN 55438
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stevenjeliason@gmail.com
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