The hazardous content of pesticides moves from the farmland into the streams of rivers and lakes carried by rain or evaporation, lagging behind or dissolving on the surface streams. Thus the pesticide residue creates pollution that is very dangerous to the environment and health. When it enters the food chain, the toxic nature of pesticides […]
In April 2021, the Kraing Leav Samaki Agricultural Cooperative loaned USD 30,000 from the ARISE-Farmers program to purchase organic rice and conventional rice from their members. With this amount, the Cooperative was able to buy 170 metric tons of organic rice (consisting of 110 tons of Romdul and 60 tons of red Jasmine rice) and […]
For the ARISE-Farmers program, AgriCOOPh collaborated with six farmer organizations: Dicadi Agriculture Cooperative (DACO), Kalipunan ng Maliit na Magniniyog ng Pilipinas Agriculture Cooperative (KAMMPIL), Lumad sa Adgawan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LAMPUFACO), Socorro Empowered People’s Cooperative (SOEMCO), Farmers Alternative for Self-Reliance Multi-Purpose Cooperative (FASRMCO), and Barangay Calube Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BACFA-MPC). In this video, farmer-beneficiaries share […]