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 - For farmers in the country, their cycle in life not only revolves around planting and harvesting, but also the harsh cycle of empty plates and hungry…
Emerciana Alo, a 65-year-old resident, said her family could hardly afford to buy rice now, with many family members without work and grandchildren under her care.
An urban poor activist from Samahan ng Maralitang Kababaihan (SAMAKANA) endures the heat as she joined other members in a picket at the gates of National Food Autority (NFA) protesting the skyrocketing price of rice which now ranged from 40 to 49 pesos a kilo. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Non-government organizations supporting organic food and farms want local and national laws to ban genetically-modified crops such as the controversial Golden Rice for its detrimental effect to health and farmers’ income.