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Agroecology: a tool for the defense of human and land rights in the Philippines
December 9, 2024
Marilou firmly remembers the peaceful life they once had, enjoying the freedom to cultivate their land without interference. However, in 2019, that peace was abruptly disrupted by the onset of a quarrying operation. The operation did not just disturb their daily lives; it posed a direct threat to their rightful place on the land they had called home for generations. She knew she had to stand firm to protect their land.
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Urban Gardeners: Growing Food on a Former Landfill in Manila
August 27, 2024
Last July, a severe tropical storm flooded large parts of the Philippines. Many buildings and agricultural infrastructure were destroyed. The storm also raged in Quezon City, destroying a community garden that is supported by our programme with our partner PNFSP. This network, together with nearby communities and the civic movement People's Unified Strength, has now held a “Tanimang Bayan” activity to restore the garden.
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Call to Action from Palestinian Civil Society and Unions: Join the Global Day of Action for a Ceasefire in Gaza
June 19, 2024
Our partner Bisan Center for Research & Development, together with Palestinian civil society organizations and trade unions, calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on June 25. Israel's ongoing campaign of genocide has caused enormous suffering and destruction. "It is time for the world to unite in solidarity to end this humanitarian crisis," Bisan said. Solidagro supports the campaign. Below we share the call shared by Bisan on their website.
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Free trade puts Philippine seed system at risk
April 24, 2024
Things are stirring in the seed industry. Following a major European legislative change, the outcome of which we will probably not know until early 2025, we outline the situation of seed sovereignty in Europe and our partner countries the Philippines and Bolivia. Change is imminent in all three areas, with one red line: more power to industry, less to farmer.inn.en. The focus on seeds and the regulations surrounding them is still limited, we want to highlight what is at stake. Let's take a look at the Philippines.
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Pre-Pesticides, Pro-Farmer: The Rise of Agroecology
March 13, 2024
Rice, the food that feeds the Philippines, is in climate change’s crosshairs. Sea-level rise, hotter temperatures and extreme weather are putting one of the country’s top crops at risk, as drought, floods and encroaching saltwater threaten rice paddies and the livelihoods of those who tend them. In a bid to future-proof this agricultural staple, one effort is borrowing from farming’s past.
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Philippine partners deliver strong work despite El Niño
February 7, 2024
For Filipino farmers April 2023 marked the return of El Niño, a long period of persistent drought. The drought is sure to continue until February 2024. All the more reason for Solidagro's partners to put agroecology forward as a more resilient agricultural and food supply system. A key strategy is to start up agroecological educational farms that strengthen the knowledge and skills of farming communities.
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Strengthening links: partner visit in the Cordillera region
March 29, 2023
With more than 10,000 kilometers separating us, it is sometimes difficult to make contact. That is why some Belgian colleagues visited the Philippine partners in March, with whom we carry out our programs together and who come face to face with the reality of farming communities on a daily basis. Together with CDPC (Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera), our partner since 1993, we set out on the site. We share the article published by CDPC after our visit.
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Highlight of Solidagro program in the Philippines
December 28, 2022
In 2022, the Philippine partners have embarked on engaging the youth in promoting agroecology. The involvement of young people in agroecology is crucial because they are the ones who will face the worst effects of climate change and environmental destruction.
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Learning farm in the Philippines provides its own electricity
November 17, 2022
Capacity building of local farmers is Solidagro's 'core business'. Besides upgrading the water pump in Dilag (read more here), our local partner CDPC also installed solar panels on the agro-ecological learning farm in Lacnog, southeast of Tabuk. Honnold Foundation funded the panels, Solidagro, through CDPC, provides the organic fertilisers, training and general operation of the farm.
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Philippine partner CDPC opts for green energy
November 17, 2022
Capacity building of local farmers is Solidagro's 'core business'. In October, our Philippine partner CDPC (Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera), completed two solar energy projects in that context, with Solidagro's support. The community of Dilag village, with whom CDPC is working, took the initiative itself to start up and maintain an electric water system. And the Lacnog agro-ecological school was also in need of green energy.
