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HARVEST OF GOLD. Farmers in Pigcawayan town in the province of North Cotabato enjoy their rice harvest after almost two years of pest infestation and inundation which limited their harvest yields. (davaotoday.com photo by Kenette Jean Millondaga)

Advocates see family farms to achieve food security

Advocates of organic farming believe that sustaining family farms can help achieve food security.

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Speaking before media during iSpeak forum Thursday, MASIPAG Representative Fidel O. Carpesano says that some rice traders tend to mix cheap rice, which are heavily bombarded with pesticides, to locally produced and organic rice leaving consumers unsure of food safety. (Medel Hernani/davaotoday.com)

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Speaking before media during iSpeak forum Thursday, MASIPAG Representative Fidel O. Carpesano says that some rice traders tend to mix cheap rice, which are heavily bombarded with pesticides, to locally produced and organic rice leaving consumers unsure of food safety. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com

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Read more about the article Farmers to lose lands in DavOr palm-oil shift
A RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION. Victims of typhoon Pablo who felt government dilly-dallied on its promise to release the 10,000 sacks of rice in response to their January 15 highway barricade clamor, take to the streets once more, this time, holding the protest right in front of the DSWD regional office in Davao City, to press for what they think is long overdue. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Farmers to lose lands in DavOr palm-oil shift

Survivors of Typhoon Pablo doubted that the government’s plan to shift to planting palm oil from coconut trees in Davao Oriental will help them recover from the 2012 disaster, saying it will only “intensify land-grabbing” of their farm and ancestral lands.

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Read more about the article Coco farmers embark on 71-day march to Malacanang
COCO FUND. Farmers under the Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas- Davao City demand that the government give back the coco-levy funds to farmer-investors in time for the commemoration of the peasants’ month. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Coco farmers embark on 71-day march to Malacanang

Typhoon Pablo damaged coconut crops that amounted to a loss of P33 billion.

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