By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
The Freshmax Trading Company has now closed its facilities affecting a total of 200 workers who, mostly, have been working for at least five years. It just posted a memo that, Roto, another company, would be taking over.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“We will use part of the fund to rehabilitate the coconut industry and the welfare of the coconut farmers” — Euclides Forbes, Philippine Coconut Authority undersecretary
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
The Magsasaka at Siyentipiko pasa sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (Masipag), in a statement released to the media, said the Golden Rice is “genetically modified” as it is “artificially inserted” with genes from the bacteria Erwinia uredovora and corn so it can produce beta carotene, a precursor of Vitamin A.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
The recent trade issues involving China and Iran, DA Secretary Proceso Alcala said, serve as a wake-up call that the industry needs to open to other markets abroad.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
“Human sa tulo ka adlaw namong panagtigum sa mokabat 73 ka mga lider mag-uuma sa tibuok rehiyon nakita ang daghang kasong natala nga nakapasamot sa kalisud sa mga mag-uuma (After three days of gathering by 73 leaders from the region we found out a number of cases recorded that push farmers to severe poverty),” Arnado said during an interview with davaotoday.com.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Masipag said that when farming first became dependent on chemicals, synthetic and imported inputs that were institutionalized through the green revolution program in 1960s, the incidence of poverty and hunger steadily increased in the countryside, especially among the farmers.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
“GM corn has completely changed the landscape of corn farming in the country, in a negative way,” Dr. Chito Medina, National Coordinator of farmers’ welfare advocacy group, Masipag (Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-ulad ng Agrikultura).
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
Davao Today
Pedro Arnado, chairperson of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas-Davao, said farmers have complained of low incomes and bankruptcy due to their failure to pay mounting debts from traders in business with multinational genetically-modified seed producers.
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
Davao Today
“Gibinu-angan lang mi sa gobyerno, wala man diay para sa amoa (The government is not taking us seriously, nothing has been intended for us all along)” — Lilia Gicana, 54, CARP beneficiary
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
Davao Today
Bt Talong is a genetically-engineered eggplant that produces a toxin against a fruit and shoot borer (FSB). BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) is a soil bacterium whose genes are inserted to the eggplant to produce toxins against FSB.
