Naging matagumpay ang Farmers Field Day (FFD) ng Cawayan Organic Farmers Association of Real o kilala rin bilang COFAR na isinagawa sa Brgy. Cawayan Real, Quezon. Ang Farmers Field Day ay ang panahunang pagtatala ng mga karakter ng humigit kumulang 50 na uri ng organikong palay kung saan ito ay masinsing sinusubaybayan at inaalagaan upang […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
