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Organic farming pushed as part of RP's climate change strategy |
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THE PHILIPPINE STAR August 12, 2010 MANILA, Philippines - Organic farming advocates are pushing for the promotion of organic farming as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy in the Philippines.
Oscar B. Zamora, a professor at the University of Los Baños (UPLB) Department of Agriculture and a convenor of Go Organic! Philippines, pointed out that organic farming or organic agriculture production systems are less prone to extreme weather conditions such as drought, flood and waterlogging...
...In a paper titled “Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy,” Zamora identified some of the climate change resilient crops and potential substitute for rice during low rainfall periods. Read more here.
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Review of hybrid program lauded |
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MANILA BULLETIN August 2, 2010 Organic farming advocates are praising Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala for ordering a review of the hybrid rice program and rice import policy.
Roland Cabigas, managing director of La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) and a convenor of Go Organic! Philippines, said such review is needed in the face of the “apparent failure of the hybrid rice program and rice importation policy to address perennial problems, including poor production, supply shortage, and price control.” Read more here. |
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FAO sees need for doubling global food production |
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MANILA BULLETIN July 9, 2010 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called on developing nations to double its budget for the agriculture sector to sufficiently provide for the needs of increasing populations.
During the “Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific” held last Wednesday at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Mandaluyong City, FAO director general Dr. Jacques Diouf said “food production will need to double in the developing world by 2050 in order to feed the growing population.” Read more here. |
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PEOPLE'S JOURNAL June 28, 2010  Eating healthy food should not merely be a choice; it should be a right that is guaranteed by the state.
After all, the Constitution itself requires the State to “promote the general welfare” of the people.
With the spread of so-called “lifestyle diseases,” people nowadays turn to organic food or those grown naturally without the use of fertilizers and pesticides.
But since few farmers are encouraged to go into organic farming because of the high cost and the marginal yield, naturally grown cereals, vegetables, fruits, and livestock are in short supply and, therefore, expensive. Read more here. |
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Noynoy urged to use rice budget of DA for organic farming |
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MANILA BULLETIN June 8, 2010 Organic farming advocates are asking incoming President Noynoy Aquino to use a big chunk of the P3.5-billion fund of the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani (GMA) rice program to promote organic farming and develop the production of natural fertilizer nationwide.
Roland Cabigas, managing director of La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) and a co-convenor of Go Organic! Philippines, said Aquino and the new chief of the Deparment of Agriculture (DA) must use the P500 million intended for the promotion and development of organic fertilizers in the 2010 national budget to sustain the gains of the Organic Fields Support Program (OFSP). Read more here. |
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