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GMOs will not achieve food security |
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Written by Jerson O. Coronica
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Thursday, 09 July 2009 |
A NETWORK of farmers from Masipag, scientists and non-government organizations (NGOs) practicing sustainable agriculture and genetic conservation have aired their support to Negros Occidental provincial government on the issue of banning the entry of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs)-infected crops to the province.
The group said: "GMOs will not achieve food security."
"We strongly support the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental in upholding a safe and healthy life and environment," said Georie Pitong, regional coordinator of Masipag-Visayas. |
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INBOX: Farmer-Scientist Group Says No to Public Land Lease to Foreign Corporations |
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Written by Newsbreak Online
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 |
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We, the Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG Inc) believes that this move of the government (DENR, Phil Coconut Authority and the Office of the President) to lease huge tracts of public land exclusively to private hands (Pacific Bio-Fields Plc, a Japanese holding company based on UK and its local counterpart Bio-Energy North Luzon Inc) at ‘very affordable’ rates for 25 years and renewable for another 25 years is the perfect recipe to another national rice and food crisis, perhaps maybe worse than the Food Crisis early last year. |
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Land lease to aliens to worsen food crisis |
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Written by Paul Gutierrez, People's Tonight
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 |
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In our country where a large portion of the population relies on agriculture as a source of livelihood, land disparity hurts most of our resource-poor farmers and their families. A GROUP of farmers and scientists based in Los Baños, Laguna, warned the government of worsening rice and food crisis should it persist on leasing to foreigners for up to 50 years vast tracks of the country’s arable land for its biofuels program. |
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