“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 […]
The Aniban ng mga Magsasaka, Mangingisda at Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMMMA – Katipunan), through the AFOSP-MTCP2 was able to prioritize 10 of their chapters nationwide in terms of organizational development, policy advocacy, and establishing network and linkages. One of these chapters is AMMMA-K Victoria Chapter in the province of Tarlac in Central Luzon. AMMMA-K Victoria […]
The farmer leaders of Maligaya Agricultural Marketing Cooperative (MAMC) in San Miguel, Bulacan, take pride in becoming “mga siyentistang magsasaka” or farmer scientists and farmer technicians. Their journey began in 2009 when, as 33 agrarian reform beneficiaries, they established the Maligaya Farmers Association. Eventually, the Department of Agrarian Reform influenced the organization to become a […]