“Pangarap na talaga (namin) na lumikha ng sariling pagkain. (We have long dreamed of producing our own food.)” said Rodrigo “Digo” Belleza, leader of the Malaya Farmers Agriculture Cooperative (MFAC). Kuya Digo was referring to the small scale miners’ dream of shifting from mining to sustainable agriculture. The establishment of the MFAC and their purchase […]