From Waste to Wealth: How IRDF’s Coconut Project Turned Husks into Jobs, Income and Opportunity in Mindanao

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Sep 26, 2026 | Agroecology, Climate-Resilient Farming and Food Sovereignty, Programs

What was once discarded, burned or left to rot in coconut farms became the foundation of a new rural enterprise in Mindanao. Through a six-year partnership involving the Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF), BIOGROW Philippines and farming communities,...

Nearly 31% of Philippine cropland converted to built-up areas was located within legally protected zones

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Jul 28, 2026 | Latest News

Nearly 31% of Philippine cropland converted to built-up areas was located within legally protected zones Rapid urbanization in the Philippines has intensified pressure on agricultural lands, heightening concerns regarding national food security and environmental...

Nanganganib ang food at energy security ng bansa habang nalilihis ang atensyon ng pamahalaan

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Jul 22, 2026 | Latest News

Nagbabala si Dean Rene E. Ofreneo, dating Dean ng UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations, na nahaharap ang Pilipinas sa seryyosong banta sa food security, energy security, at kabuhayan ng ordinaryong mamamayan, habang aniya’y nalilihis ang pokus ng pamahalaan sa...

Magsasakang Agroecology Practitioner sa Sorsogon: Pagbabago ng Mindset ang Susi sa Pag-angat ng Pagsasaka

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Jul 7, 2026 | Latest News

SORSOGON — Naniniwala si Lorenzo Balbido, isang agroecology practitioner at katuwang ng Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF) at Department of Agriculture sa Irosin, Sorsogon, na ang pinakamalaking hamon sa sektor ng agrikultura ay hindi lamang kakulangan sa...

Agro-Industrialization, Food Nationalism Key to Philippine Food Security, Says Expert

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Jun 27, 2026 | Latest News

By Franco Jose C. Baroña June 27, 2026 RETIRED University of the Philippines Los Baños professor and agricultural scientist Teodoro Mendoza said that the country’s food security cannot be achieved by increasing farm production alone but requires food...