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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...