Tag: fisherfolk

USE CLIMATE-ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES IN ADDRESSING FOOD SECURITY – AGRI PARTY-LIST

Post author By Cindy Villarica
Post date August 24, 2018
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A party-list representing the agriculture sector said that government must institutionalize measures that will mitigate the effects of climate change. With damage to agriculture steadily rising with the onset of rain, AGRI Party-list Secretary General Benjie Martinez said that unless climate-adaptive strategies are employed, efforts to ensure food security will be hampered. According to the […]

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AGRI PARTY-LIST URGES SENATE TO PASS EXPANDED INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FARMERS, FISHERFOLK

Post author By Richard Sanchez
Post date July 17, 2018
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Two months into the rainy season and with Congress resuming session next week, a party-list representing the agriculture sector urged the Senate to pass its counterpart bill expanding insurance coverage for farmers and fisherfolk––a measure that if passed will benefit 5.5 million small-hold farms and 1.7 million fishermen who are most vulnerable to the effects […]

Tags Agriculture, ANAC-IP, ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, farmers, fisherfolk, insurance