Various programs were put in place by the government and NGOs in the Philippines to aid the coconut industry reeling from the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda. To study the impact of these programs on the welfare of farmer-beneficiaries, the researchers conducted focus group discussions among the selected coconut farmers in four barangays of Burauen, Leyte. Key informant interviews were also carried out with the officials of the Philippine Coconut Authority and the Department of Agriculture, which focused their programs into the following components: Coconut Planting/Replanting, Coconut Debris Management, Coconut Fertilization, and Intercropping. Results show that the programs have no significant effects on the livelihoods of the farmer-beneficiaries. There is a need for proper coordination, effective information dissemination, and frequent monitoring in order to fully meet program objectives. Overall, the results suggest that full cooperation and transparency from all levels of the government is imperative to allow for a smoother and faster program implementation from the regional to the local level.

菲律宾政府和非政府组织制定了各种计划，以帮助遭受台风约兰达（Yolanda）袭击的椰子产业卷土重来。为了研究这些计划对农民受益者福利的影响，研究人员在莱特省Burauen的四个郊区中的选定椰子种植者中进行了焦点小组讨论。还与菲律宾椰子管理局和农业部的官员进行了重要的知情人访谈，他们的计划重点是以下几部分：椰子种植/重新种植，椰子碎片管理，椰子施肥和间作。结果表明，该计划对农民受益者的生计没有重大影响。需要适当的协调，有效的信息传播，并经常进行监控，以完全达到计划目标。总体而言，结果表明，政府各级的充分合作和透明是当务之急，这样才能使计划从区域到地方的实施过程更加顺畅和快捷。