Cargill has joined with non-governmental organisation Care Philippines to initiate a major agricultural regeneration project to assist key farming communities serving confectionery and wider food supply chains that have been hit by super typhoon Odette, reports Neill Barston.
Nine months since Supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) felled over 3 million coconut trees in the province of Bohol, Cargill Philippines has partnered with CARE Philippines, Cebu-Bohol Relief and Rehabilitation Center (CRRC), and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) to replant 100,000 coconut seedlings in devastated local communities through the RISE…
Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021 – Typhoon Rai is expected to make landfall on Thursday, December 16 with a maximum wind speed of 150 km/h – affecting more than five regions including Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Eastern Visayas, Bicol, and Southern Luzon. CARE and local partner ACCORD are preparing and working closely with local governments to respond as needed.
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During the siege of Marawi, Jaslia Abbas was forced from her home. Today, she serves as a health volunteer for CARE Philippines, helping other displaced families to access the testing, care and information they need.
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Jaslia Abbas lived with her husband in the Philippine city of Marawi for years, raising their five children and helping others as a midwife. Then in 2017, the siege of Marawi began. The armed conflict between government forces and militant groups lasted for five months – and changed Jaslia s life forever.