PH Agriculture in ‘Four-Decade Stagnation’—IRDF Bares Structural Crisis, Calls for Break from Trader Control

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Jun 24, 2026 | Latest News

The Philippine agriculture sector remains trapped in a “four-decade stagnation” characterized by shrinking farm sizes, chronic underinvestment, and the stranglehold of traders and middlemen over farmers, according to a comprehensive analysis presented by the...

Pinagsamang Krisis sa Klima, Presyo at Kahirapan, Sumisikil sa Agrikultura ng Pilipinas—IRDF

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Jun 24, 2026 | Latest News

Nagbabala si Jay Lacsamana, Team Leader ng Regenerative Coconut Carbon Communities (REGENCC) ng Institute for Rural Development Foundation (IRDF), na ang sabayang epekto ng climate chaos, pabagu-bagong presyo ng mga bilihin, kakulangan ng mga bagong magsasaka, at...

Food Nationalism, Rural Transformation at Industrialization, Kailangan Para Iligtas ang Agrikultura ng Pilipinas

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Jun 24, 2026 | Latest News

Iginiit ni Prof. Teodoro C. Mendoza, National Scientist at retiradong propesor ng University of the Philippines Los Baños, na hindi sapat ang simpleng pagpapataas ng ani upang maresolba ang krisis sa agrikultura ng Pilipinas. Sa halip, kailangan umano ng malawakang...

Farmers Cry Foul Over P4-Billion Coconut Levy Funds; Excluded from Their Own Money 50 Years After Marcos Era

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Jun 24, 2026 | Latest News

Farmers’ Own Money Still Out of Reach; Only 3.5% Registered to Benefit In a scathing testimony before a Senate hearing, the president of the Pambansang Kaisahan ng Magbubukid sa Pilipinas (PKMP), Eduardo Mora, laid bare a decades-old injustice: the billions of pesos...

IRDF Executive Director Arze Glipo: 37 Taon ng CARP, Marami Pang Magsasaka ang Walang Pormal na Titulo sa Lupa

by Maria Catherine Suba | Published Jun 10, 2026 | Latest News

QUEZON CITY – Sa paggunita ng anibersaryo ng Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), nanawagan ang Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF) na pabilisin ang pamamahagi ng titulo sa halos 1.4M ektaryang nasa ilalim ng collective CLOA. Ayon kay IRDF...