by irdfadmin | Published Oct 23, 2012 | Latest News
A Call To Action Against Rice Smuggling In Support Of Mindanao Small Farmers As staple food among Filipinos, rice is as valuable as life itself. Thus, it is essentially a political commodity! In commemoration of World Food Day 2012, we are calling on the government to...
by irdfadmin | Published Oct 23, 2012 | Latest News
Food security advocates warn against brewing unrest from ranks of the hungry The Aquino administration faces a backlash from the growing ranks of the hungry because his government’s penchant for pursuing privatization of vital services and his pro-agribusiness...
by irdfadmin | Published May 24, 2012 | Latest News
Group hits ADB’s water projects MANILA, Philippines – On the third day of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors here Friday, farmer members of the Task Force Food Sovereignty (TFFS) staged a protest action near...
by irdfadmin | Published Mar 4, 2011 | Latest News
Unfazed by budget cut, NFA to buy more rice from farmers Its P5.5-billion budget cut this year has not stopped the National Food Authority (NFA) from planning to buy from farmers more rice in 2011 than the target it set in the previous year. With NFA’s budget down to...
by irdfadmin | Published Mar 4, 2011 | Latest News
Group blasts confusing Noynoy tack on NFA The Daily Tribune http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110123hed4.html 01/23/2011 The Aquino administration can’t seem to get its act together on the fate of the National Food Administration (NFA) as it gives conflicting...
by irdfadmin | Published Apr 22, 2009 | Latest News
Rice-price hike to hurt the poor, make more people hungry A network of food-security advocates on Monday warned that the P1-P2 increase in the price of rice will hurt the poor and increase the number of hungry people in the country. Task Force Food Sovereignty (TFFS)...
