Last June 27, 2022, MASIPAG Mindanao held the official book launching of “Alimuom ng Ulan, Araw, at Lupa” (Scent of rain, Sun and Soil) a 124-page manual on Agroecology that serves as a guide intended for young farmers to help promote the practice of Agroecology or agriculture that mitigates Climate Change and cares for Mother […]
Inihahandog ng Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura o MASIPAG ang bidyong tungkol sa Croplife Integration na hango mula sa mayamang pagsasapraktika at buhos-lakas na pagsusulong ng likas-kayang pagsasaka ng mga magsasakang MASIPAG sa kanilang sakahan. Magtatatlong taon na simula nang niligalig ng Covid-19 pandemic ang buong mundo at hanggang ngayon ay danas […]
MASIPAG (Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura, Farmer-Scientist Partnership), is a nationwide network of farmers’ organizations, scientists, and non-government organizations working to empower resource-poor Filipino farmers through their control of seeds and biological resources, agricultural production and technologies, and associated knowledge. MASIPAG Mindanao is looking for a passionate individual with a high sense […]
Last June 9, 2022, MASIPAG Visayas successfully organized its annual Scientists’ Forum. 18 delegates from partner academic institutions and local governments from Bohol, Leyte, Negros, and Panay attended this year’s session. It was run in a hybrid format, with the primary hub situated in Batuan, Bohol, and other participants joining online. The major resource speakers […]
Today, we observe the 34th year of one of the greatest agriculture scams in the history of the Philippines, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program or CARP. Just a day shy away from its anniversary, state forces at the service of big landlords in Tarlac harassed and baselessly arrested farmers of MAKISAMA and 92 individuals coming […]
Like rats that feed on crops when no one is around, the Provincial Board of Cotabato approved the resolution which effectively lifts the ban on Open-Pit Mining in the province last Monday, 16 May 2022. In effect, this move is a rubber stamp act that intends to green-light the operations of SMI’s Tamapakan Gold and […]
In an event yesterday organized by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Philippine Rice Research Institute announced the approval of Golden Rice’s application for varietal registration under the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) despite the constant and legitimate calls from farmers, scientists, consumers and concerned citizens to prohibit the entry of Golden Rice. MASIPAG […]
ILOILO CITY | April 4, 2022 Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG), a farmer-scientist network, along with the Stop Golden Rice Network and other international and local civil society organizations, held a press conference to register the people’s intense opposition to IRRI’s Golden Rice unwanted, impractical and possibly dangerous entry in our […]
