Three Farmers’ Field Days (FFD) were successfully held in various parts of Albay with the member NGO Tarabang Para sa Bicol (TABI). While in Camarines Sur, members of the newly established LaPIOFA farmers’ organization in barangays La Purisima and Palsong Bula, Camarines Sur, led their FFD. The FFDs were attended by fellow farmers, leaders, and […]
Noong Abril 5-6, 2022, ginanap sa Iloilo City ang 11th General Assembly ng Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura o MASIPAG, isang pambansang ugnayan na binubuo ng mga magsasaka at kanilang organisasyon, NGO, siyentista, at iba pang mga organisasyon at indibidwal na nagsusulong ng likas-kaya at organikong pagassaka. Bitbit ang temang “Ipagdiwang ang […]
The Supreme Court (SC) announced yesterday its denial with finality on appeals filed by 37 petitioner groups, including MASIPAG, for reconsideration of the Anti-Terrorism Law due to “lack of substantial issues and arguments”. Almost two years ago, Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura or MASIPAG, a network of more than a hundred people […]
Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) enjoins the Global Coalition of Open Source Seed Initiatives (GOSSI) in envisioning a world in which all seeds are free to be used, saved, shared, bred, and sold by anyone. Such freedoms will enhance the world´s cultivated diversity and the number and diversity of individuals, communities […]
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 […]
On April 4, the International Rice Research Institute, the main pushers of Golden Rice and Green Revolution technologies, culprits behind the erosion of farmers’ knowledge and genetic diversity, and ushers of corporations in pursuit of full control of seeds and agriculture will be celebrating its 62nd anniversary. High-tech yet simplistic solutions peddled by IRRI such […]
