Agricultural workers and farmers remain in endless wait as agrarian reform takes a backseat under the Marcos Jr. administration.
SONA 2023 | Agrarian reform beneficiaries await the fruits of their struggle
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‘Bungkalan’ in Lupang Ramos: The collective struggle for land and climate-resilient and community-led food production
At a disputed land in the province of Cavite, farmers are healing the land from decades of intensive unsustainable farming practices that led to soil degradation. On top of their daily toil of putting food on the table, they are also resisting attempts of eviction.
Landlords, corporations, still control vast tracts of agricultural lands – farmers
A farmers’ group debunked claims of Agrarian Reform Undersecretary Elmer Distor that “landlords and capitalists” no longer “hold sway over vast tracts of agricultural lands.”
Farmers May Lose Control of 1.2 Million Farmlands under RP-China Deals
Farmers may lose control of over a million hectares of farmland under four agreements on agriculture that the Philippines signed with China last January, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol.VII, No. 33, September 23-29, 2007 Farmers may lose control of over a million hectares of farmland under four…