Malaking kabalintunaan na ang Pilipinas bilang isang agrikultural na bansa ay umaasa pa sa mga dayuhang bansa upang tustusan ang kaniyang pangangailangan sa pagkain katulad na lamang ng ating staple na bigas. Kung ating sisipatin, malinaw na ang kalakarang export-oriented at import-dependent sa ating agrikultural na ekonomiya ay bunsod ng mga imposisyong neo-liberal na isinusulong […]
MASIPAG remains committed to promoting sustainable farming, empowering farmers, and expanding its membership amid intensifying crises in climate, food, and agriculture. The continuous application and development of concepts and practices in sustainable farming by MASIPAG member-farmers have been integral to the growth of its members, their organizations, and the community, especially in the province of […]
Last 20 May 2022, MASIPAG successfully conducted a regional corn-based Diversified Integrated Farming System (DIFS) forum which was attended by 31 MASIPAG farmers from hubs located in Panay, Negros, Bohol, and Leyte. The forum featured the sharing of various methods and practices of farmers to continue to maintain various traditional maize seeds and to develop […]
Upang patuloy na maipamahagi at sa malawak na hanay ng maliliit na magsasakang MASIPAG ang mga praktikang pagpapaunlad mula sa kapwa magsasaka, inihahandog ng MASIPAG ang serye ng koleksyon ng mga dokumentasyon ng FDAT. Nawa’y makatulong ang sangguniang ito, hindi lamang upang mas mapalalim ang kaalaman ng mga magsasaka sa mga teknikal na salik ng […]
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 […]
NUEVA ECIJA – Sa pagtatapos ng buwan ng kababaihan, ginanap ng Masipag Luzon ang selebrasyon ng mahalagang papel ng mga kababaihang MASIPAG sa pagpapalakas, pagpapatatag, at pagsusulong ng karapatan ng mga magsasaka sa pamamagitan ng isang porum kasama ang mga lider ng rehiyon. Naging tampok sa porum kung paano ipinanalo ng mga kababaihan ang kanilang […]
