Green Minded

Climate change, climate of impunity

Climate change, climate of impunity

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Jun 26, 2016

Last week our network, Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-Unlad ng Agrikultura, in partnership with the Ateneo de Davao University’s School of Business and Governance organized the National Climate Conference of Farmers, Scientists and NGO’s.

El niño massacre (Part 2)

El niño massacre (Part 2)

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May 16, 2016

What happened in Kidapawan was utterly ugly. The turn of events further exposes the current administration’s neglect on our people’s right to food, what is uglier is that those who feed this nation cannot eat.

El Niño massacre (Part 1 of 2)

El Niño massacre (Part 1 of 2)

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Apr 03, 2016

The government already knew about El Niño as early as last year, which they predicted to be the longest in the past 65 years. In fact, the government declared some provinces of Mindanao under the state of calamity.

Tell me now

Tell me now

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Jan 31, 2016

Our farmlands continue to bleed. In Southern Mindanao region, three cases of extra-judicial killings happened in less than a week.

Remembering Pablo and opposing AgPet

Remembering Pablo and opposing AgPet

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Dec 13, 2015

Three years ago, our dear province of Compostela Valley and the nearby province of Davao Oriental were devastated by Typhoon Pablo (International name Bopha), damaging billions of properties and claiming thousands of lives mostly of poor farmers in Compostela, New Bataan, Monkayo, Boston, Baganga and Cateel.

GMO Capitalist Fiction

GMO Capitalist Fiction

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Sep 27, 2015

Davao City’s stand when it comes to GMO is a good one, the ban on GM crops in Davao City should serve as an inspiration to the various local government units throughout the country.

Who’s more thirsty for the irrigation budget?

Who’s more thirsty for the irrigation budget?

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Sep 13, 2015

The El Nino phenomenon that we are experiencing right now scored the highest for the past 65 years. According to US scientists, the dry spell, which is expected to last until December, will leave our fields dry and risk the productivity of our poor farmers.