Published May 14, 2021, 3:40 PM
The country’s food producers – farmers, fishermen, and livestock raisers – are now facing the worst crisis in years.
This was declared by United Broiler Raisers’ Association (UBRA) President Bong Inciong during the Farmers and Fisherfolks Congress on Friday. According to Inciong, the country’s food producers are now experiencing the worst crisis in years amid the pandemic due to several factors, such as “decades of government neglect, the prevalence of COVID-19 pandemic, and pro-importation policies of the government.”
(MB file, Keith Bacongco)
“We are now paying the price for the long-term neglect of the sector. The economy and our people would not be as badly hit if agri-fisheries were in a better place [prior to the pandemic],” Inciong said.
Several groups have decided to boycott the government’s upcoming National Food Security Summit, which they believe will not be able to address the problems currently hounding the agriculture sector.
At the same time, these groups are questioning the line-up of resource speakers in the summit
Villar eyes law listing few loan requirements for small farmers
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 12) Banks should simplify loan requirements for the benefit of farmers and agrarian reform beneficiaries, senators said Wednesday.
In a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009, Senator Cynthia Villar raised the possibility of crafting a law mandating banks to stick to a short list of requirements.
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Pwede nating ilagay yun sa law. Ito lang ang pwede nilang irequire kasi hindi naman marunong gumawa ng ibang bagay,” Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform, said.
(Photo from Mark Villar’s Facebook)
Secretary Villar shared the photograph on his Facebook wall Sunday afternoon May 9 for the purpose of greeting his mom, Senator Cynthia Villar, a “Happy Mother’s Day.” However, the photo possesses an old charm and several visual treats that outweigh even the Cabinet official’s very sweet greeting.
The woman of the hour, Senator Villar, is seen wearing a red daster and a big smile on her face as she is surrounded by her kids Mark, Camille, and Paolo.
Also enjoying his quality time with the family is real estate magnate and former Senate President Manny Villar, who is chilling in what appears to be a pair of shorts.
NAVAL, Biliran, May 5 (PIA) The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in cooperation with the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) distributed 34 heads of female buffalo carabaos to farmer-beneficiaries of the Barangay Canila Farmers Cooperative for breeding ang milk production.
According to Jeson Sarsosa, coconut development officer of PCA-Biliran, each of the 17 qualified coconut farmer-beneficiaries of Brgy. Canila Farmers Cooperative in the municipality of Biliran received 2-3 heads of buffalo carabaos with forage of Guinea and Nappier grass.
All coconut farmer-beneficiaries were trained on proper management of buffalo carabaos.
As previously planned, the cooperative will supply carabao milk to Lico Agrarian Reform Cooperative, in the municipality of Naval, to be processed to other by-products for sale as their livelihood.