Protecting agrarian beneficiaries through secure land tenure is climate justice, as it recognizes the disproportionate impacts of climate change on these vulnerable groups while also seeking solutions that address its root causes.
Category: Agrarian Reform
Half cup of rice? | New agri chief told to address high cost of rice production
“Many Filipinos cannot afford to eat rice for every meal. No more wasted rice on the tables of farmers and workers?”
New agri chief told to boost local productions, scrap import liberalization
“If Marcos Jr., as the president of the country and a former head of this department, didn’t resolve the agriculture and food crisis, now, he appointed an oligarch.”
Rural folk in Asia kick off activities for climate justice
Rural peoples in different countries in Asia kicked off mobilizations geared towards the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties 28 (COP 28) in Dubai come November.
Farmers seek higher palay procurement fund, more measures against agri smuggling
“There is an urgency to reinstate NFA’s functions that were removed by the Rice Liberalization Law. Only then can the NFA have an influence on the local rice industry that is now dominated by the private sector. One of the priorities now is to be able to lower the price of rice and to make it affordable.”
Aid, support out of reach for Malolos farmers
“The government must really pay attention to agriculture. Else, only landowners and proprietors, not farmers and farm workers, will benefit. We, farm workers, are working towards having better conditions, including fair share to yields.”
Farmers decry low agri budget in 2024
Peasant groups said that the proposed budget for agriculture is insufficient and that this shows how improving the local food production is not important to the Marcos Jr. administration.
Luisita farmers ask gov’t to reopen Tadeco land distribution
Farmers of Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac province urged the government to reopen land distribution in a motion for reconsideration filed on Aug. 8.
SONA 2023 | Agrarian reform beneficiaries await the fruits of their struggle
Agricultural workers and farmers remain in endless wait as agrarian reform takes a backseat under the Marcos Jr. administration.
Four farmers in Pili arrested for cyberlibel
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas called for the dropping of the charges filed against the Pili 4 and that they be released immediately. “Beyond this, the proposed Naga Airport Development Project must be reevaluated to ensure the preservation of prime rice fields in Pili.”
35 years after CARP, farmers still call for genuine agrarian reform remain
“The basic reality remains, there is still no genuine land reform. Without this, peasant landlessness can only worsen, and the domestic agriculture and economy will remain underdeveloped.”