Los Banos, Laguna – Last November 5, 2021, Magsasaka at Siyentipiko Para sa Pag-Unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG), a farmer-scientist network, held the Gawad Ben Ramos, an awarding ceremony to honor the memory and body of work of the late Atty. Benjamin Ramos. Atty. Ben Ramos, an accomplished activist and human rights lawyer, was a long-time […]
“Nahadlok kayo (natatakot kayo)? Gusto nyo hanggang dyan na lang kayo?” Sa ganitong pananalitanaalala ni Elizabeth Cuenca si Atty Ben, sa panahong pinanghihinaan sila sa kanilang laban sa lupa. Nobyembre 6, 2018 ginulantang ng masamangbalita ang buong network ng MASIPAG sa mapait na sinapit ng legal consultant at matagal na Board of Trustees member ng […]
GM Yellow Rice, PhilRice’s Failed Rice Project On November 7, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), a government corporate entity under the Department of Agriculture, will be celebrating its 36th anniversary since its establishment in 1985. Being one of the proponents of Golden Rice, or GM Yellow Rice, PhilRice prides itself in its efforts to […]
Despite food production capable of feeding the global populace many times over, 928 million people all over the world, mostly women and children, remain undernourished and food insecure. This is the backdrop of this year’s World Food Day. Held every October 16, this collective activity is led by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization […]
Los Banos, Laguna – Last November 5, 2021, Magsasaka at Siyentipiko Para sa Pag-Unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG), a farmer-scientist network, held the Gawad Ben Ramos, an awarding ceremony to honor the memory and body of work of the late Atty. Benjamin Ramos. Atty. Ben Ramos, an accomplished activist and human rights lawyer, was a long-time […]
“Nahadlok kayo (natatakot kayo)? Gusto nyo hanggang dyan na lang kayo?” Sa ganitong pananalitanaalala ni Elizabeth Cuenca si Atty Ben, sa panahong pinanghihinaan sila sa kanilang laban sa lupa. Nobyembre 6, 2018 ginulantang ng masamangbalita ang buong network ng MASIPAG sa mapait na sinapit ng legal consultant at matagal na Board of Trustees member ng […]
Sama-samang tutulan ang Golden Rice! Noong ika-21 ng Hulyo 2021, inaprubahan ng Kagawaran ng Agrikultura ng Pilipinas ang permiso para sa komersyal na pagpapalaganap ng Golden Rice sa bansa. Ang Golden Rice ay isang GMO (genetically modified) na dilaw na bigas na tinututulan ng mga magsasaka, kasama ang iba’t ibang sektor ng lipunan. Basahin ang […]
By MASIPAG Farmer-scientist group Magsasaka at Siyentpiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) participated at the 2021 Organic World Congress (OWC) last September 8-10 in Rennes France along with more than 2,000 organic stakeholders around the globe. MASIPAG Farmer leaders and staff proudly shared the network’s collective experience at the forefront of the country’s organic […]
