DAVAO CITY, Philippines - A Mindanao farmers support group welcomed the Davao City Council's plan for a food security program, calling it "long overdue" to address the state of agriculture…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - I would love to start the year 2026 with a sense of hope as we celebrate a decade of serving the farmers of Mindanao. In this…
The Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG), a network of farmer-scientists, has called on local governments to take the lead in preventing the commercial release of genetically modified crops Golden Rice and Bacillus thuringiensis eggplant, citing potential dangers.
By DON J. PAGUSARA Davao Today Amidst the raging militarization in the countryside, our farmers under the MASIPAG (Makabayan Syentipiko Para sa AGrikultura) Movement have been sweating it out to…
Dr. Chito Medina of farmers support network MASIPAG (left) and Atty. Lee Aurelo of Third World Network (center) call for local and national laws to stop genetic-modified crops in the country for its negative effects on health, income and organic crops. They were resource persons in a forum last Thursday at Lispher Inn with City Councilors to discuss the banning of GMOs. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)