I’m Roland Lesiñana Zolas, a young farmer and member of the Golden Parauma Agriculture Cooperative in the Philippines. Our family is tied up to farming—from my parents’ generation until mine. I am the 14th child out of 17 children, and I grew up stepping on the green field, digging my dreams, hope, and planting for […]
I am Erwin L. Zolas, 18 years old. I come from a clan of farmers. We have a big family; I am 15th out of 18 children. My involvement in a young farmers’ group started when my father asked me to check on my brother because he preferred staying at the cooperative over going home. […]
I am Shiela Lyn A. Nollan, 32 years old, from Pamplona, Camarines Sur, Philippines. I know little about agriculture because we used to own a farm, which we had to mortgage when my father got severely sick. Growing up, I engaged in sports and it became an important aspect of my life. Sports became my […]