Did you know that MASIPAG currently has a total of 2,180 rice collection? Most impressively, it is the small farmers who lead the conservation, production and improvement of seeds through the Trial Farm strategy and farmer-led breeding. Through Trial Farm, People’s Organizations (POs) conserve at least 50 rice varieties/selections. From these, they are able to […]
MASIPAG recently held its three-day National NGO Conference with the theme “Cultivating Synergy: Strengthening Farmers’ Organizations and Their Communities for Genuine Rural Development” in the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. MASIPAG owes its success and continuous strength in further forwarding the network’s vision and mission to its partner NGOs, working hand-in-hand with […]
MASIPAG recently held its three-day National NGO Conference with the theme “Cultivating Synergy: Strengthening Farmers’ Organizations and Their Communities for Genuine Rural Development” in the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. MASIPAG owes its success and continuous strength in further forwarding the network’s vision and mission to its partner NGOs, working hand-in-hand with […]
MASIPAG is one with the Filipino people in commemorating the 51st anniversary of Martial Law. From 1973 up to the ousting of Marcos Sr. in 1986, Martial Law gravely reoriented the entire trajectory of our country making it as economically and agriculturally unsustainable today. Against historical revisionism that aims to deodorize its myriad of crimes […]
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 […]
Event Details Date: 6 September 2023 at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Philippine Time The work and understanding of climate change are heavily based on technocentric frames where the voices of vulnerable communities most affected are largely ignored. There is an urgent need to give a platform to those communities for whom climate change is […]
SAMA-SAMANG HAKBANG TUNGO SA PAGSASAKANG MULA AT PARA SA MALILIIT NA MAGSASAKA Isa sa pangkalahatang Goals o nais na makamit natin sa MASIPAG ang muling pagsasakapangyarihan ng mga magsasaka o farmer empowerement at makamit ang seguridad sa pagkain sa pamamagitan ng pagsuporta sa lokal na inisyatiba ng mga magsasaka at kanilang mga organisasyon, gaya ng […]
According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), the country is expecting a price decrease for rice following the government’s continuing talks with the major rice importing countries Vietnam and India. With an intention to import 500,000 metric tons of rice for this year, the clamor to holistically strengthen our own rice industry through farmer-led agroecology […]
