The Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management (CHARM) project design was highly relevant to the needs of the targeted communities. The substantial support for indigenous processes and practices was not only appropriate to the community, but contributed to national policies and practices related to indigenous land and cultural integrity. The combination of sustainable agriculture development and Natural Resource Management reflected the specific conditions and needs amongst poor communities in the Region.

Overall, project performance of CHARM was satisfactory in the achievement of physical targets and attainment of objectives. The rural infrastructure activities resulted in increased yields and reduced input and marketing costs in most instances, but on-going maintenance is an issue. Reforestation activities provided opportunities for short-term local employment.

Agriculture development activities were not sufficiently field-oriented, so the potential in scope and outputs was lower than expected. Notably, rural finance achievements did not attain the expected results. Similarly, Peoples Organizations and Local Government Unit training did not achieve the expected results due to topics not being relevant and multiple training being accessed by community leaders, rather than spread across the community.