Connecting Farmers to Bigger Markets, Creating Better Opportunities

Connecting Farmers to Bigger Markets, Creating Better Opportunities

by | Published Oct 20, 2026 | Community Climate Resilience, Disaster Preparedness and Recovery, Farmer-Led Livelihoods, Cooperatives and Rural Enterprises, Latest News

Stronger partnerships mean better market access, improved livelihoods, and a brighter future for Filipino farmers! The Integrated Rural Development Foundation, Inc. (IRDF), together with the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office V (DA RFO5) through its...
Women at the Heart of Change: How Mindanao Farmers Are Turning Agriculture into Enterprise and Leadership

Women at the Heart of Change: How Mindanao Farmers Are Turning Agriculture into Enterprise and Leadership

by | Published Sep 26, 2026 | Programs, Women’s Leadership, Rights and Economic Empowerment

DAVAO REGION — From managing diversified farms to leading cooperatives and building community enterprises, women farmers in Mindanao are showing that agriculture can be more than a means of survival—it can become a pathway to economic independence, stronger leadership...
From Waste to Wealth: How IRDF’s Coconut Project Turned Husks into Jobs, Income and Opportunity in Mindanao

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

by | 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,...
From Husk to Hope: The IRDF Coco 3 Journey (2019–2025)

From Husk to Hope: The IRDF Coco 3 Journey (2019–2025)

by | Published Nov 7, 2025 | Agroecology, Climate-Resilient Farming and Food Sovereignty, Farmer-Led Livelihoods, Cooperatives and Rural Enterprises, Latest News, Programs, Publications

In the coconut-growing towns of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental, where husks once smoldered in open fields and futures felt fragile, a quiet revolution began in 2019. The IRDF Coco 3 Project didn’t arrive with fanfare; it arrived with purpose: to turn waste into...