Originally published in davaotoday.com by LUCELLE F. BONZO , August 21, 2023 INDIGENOUS FARMING. Tboli farmers working on a farm in the Soccsksargen region. (Photo courtesy of Welna Samulde) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Erratic weather patterns do not bother Ranel Samulde, a 44-year-old Tboli farmer in the Soccsksargen region while he waits for the palay he planted […]
MAGSASAKA, NASA KAMAY MO ANG PAGBABAGO Sa nakaraang taon, hinarap natin ang patung-patong na mga pagsubok, mula sa mga bantang dala ng pandemya, banta sa ating mga sakahan, kahirapan sa ating mga organisasyon, at ang pagtutulak ng mga kontra-magsasakang teknolohiya at polisiya sa bansa. Sa kabila ng mga ito, ipinakita ng mga magsasakang MASIPAG na […]
After more than 12 years of producing muscovado sugar using the traditional production and processing technology, the Kalibutan Society Inc. (KSI) and the small farmer-sugarcane producers in southern Negros Occidental will soon have a new muscovado mill plant with the latest production equipment and facilities. This was realized after 5 years of planning and preparation […]
Farmer-scientist organization Magsasaka at Siyentipiko Para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) vehemently condemns the railroaded decision by the Department of Agriculture to commercially propagate Golden Rice and calls on small farmers and consumers across the country to mount protest against the said decision. Not less than a year from the 60-day public comment period launched […]
