The 17th Sustainable Development Goal aims to enhance the international cooperation between developed and least-developed countries, and the Official Development Assistance (ODA) program is the largest source of external support in the attainment of this goal. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the Panay Island Upland Sustainable Rural Development Project (PIU-SRDP), an ODA project supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and the Local Government Units of project municipalities in the Philippines. We focused on Phase II of the PIU-SRDP, which implemented randomly various agriculture-based income-generating projects, aimed at improving the sustainable productivity of low-income farming households. Based on a spatial and intertemporal variations of the project, we exploit a difference-in-difference approach using household-level data. The results suggest that the project significantly increased the rice yield and farm income of beneficiaries. With the opposing views about the true impacts of ODA programs, our study shows evidence of the positive effects of an ODA project on farmer-beneficiaries. This study provides insights for future engagement and implementation of related community-based ODA, agriculture, and rural development projects.

第十七个可持续发展目标旨在加强发达国家与最不发达国家之间的国际合作，官方发展援助（ODA）计划是实现这一目标的最大外部支持来源。本研究的目的是评估班乃岛高地可持续农村发展项目 (PIU-SRDP) 的效果，这是一个由韩国国际协力机构 (KOICA) 与农业部和地方政府部门合作支持的官方发展援助项目菲律宾的项目城市。我们专注于 PIU-SRDP 第二阶段，随机实施各种以农业为基础的创收项目，旨在提高低收入农户的可持续生产力。基于项目的空间和跨期变化，我们利用家庭层面的数据采用差异化方法。结果表明，该项目显着提高了受益人的水稻产量和农业收入。由于对官方发展援助计划的真正影响持相反的观点，我们的研究显示了官方发展援助项目对农民受益人产生积极影响的证据。本研究为未来参与和实施相关的基于社区的官方发展援助、农业和农村发展项目提供了见解。我们的研究显示了官方发展援助项目对农民受益人产生积极影响的证据。本研究为未来参与和实施相关的基于社区的官方发展援助、农业和农村发展项目提供了见解。我们的研究显示了官方发展援助项目对农民受益人产生积极影响的证据。本研究为未来参与和实施相关的基于社区的官方发展援助、农业和农村发展项目提供了见解。