As an agricultural and archipelagic country, the Philippines has always regarded farmers and fisherfolk as its backbone. However, they remain to be the poorest in the nation. Read this story by AdrianINQ to know more. INQFocus
“Significant increases” in poverty incidence were seen, the highest being among fisherfolk with an increase of 4.4 percent, children , persons aged 15 years and over with disability , and individuals residing in urban areas .
Mariano, who was once agrarian reform secretary, likewise shared that in the past years, his group has witnessed the increasing dominance of corporations in the agriculture and food sector.“We have seen mega-mergers and multi-billion deals between companies that have control over the global seed market, agrochemicals, fertilizers, farm equipment and machinery, and the entire chain of food production,” he said.
“Thus, if a family has been classified as poor, then all members of the family will be counted as poor,” it said, stressing that, a family cannot have poor and non-poor members. “Either all members are poor or all members are non-poor.” “With such dismal funding, the Philippines lags behind its neighboring countries in terms of allocation for R&D. Another concern is the bias of government policies on increasing yield without much consideration on the well-being of farmers and their families,” said FFTC-AP.
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