MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) notes the main point of the study that shows "...(r)ecent varieties of rice, bred for environmental stresses like heat, showed better yields than both traditional rice varieties and modern varieties of rice that were not specifically bred to withstand warmer temperatures. But the study found that warming adversely affected crop yields even for those varieties best suited to the heat. Overall, the advantage of varieties bred to withstand increased heat was too small to be statistically significant."
This puts to doubt pronouncement of many big seed companies that their climate-resilient varieties are necessarily better that traditional varieties. We therefor cannot discount yet the value of traditional varieties in favor of this new technology touted as our solution to adopt agricultural production to the changing climate. More studies must be done quickly. Given the urgency of the impacts of climate change to our food security, MAKAKALIKASAN reiterates its position on ORGANIC AGRICULTURE within the framework of sustainable agriculture that among others promote traditional varieties that have proven capacity to adopt to rising climates. Notwithstanding, we also support more R&D (research and development) to provide key answers to this dilemma fast. Read here the GREEN AGENDA of the MAKAKALIKASAN on SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE and RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT: http://naturepartyph.weebly.com/sustainable-agriculture.html http:// naturepartyph.weebly.com/education-research--development-rd--artistic-expressions-for-sustainability.html JOIN to ACT through our FB Action Group: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.sustainable.agriculture To JOIN the MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html To become a Founding Member, please JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly Original article A study of the relationship between temperature and yields of various rice varieties, based on 50 years of weather and rice-yield data from farms in the Philippines, suggests that warming temperatures negatively affect rice yields. Recent varieties of rice, bred for environmental stresses like heat, showed better yields than both traditional rice varieties and modern varieties of rice that were not specifically bred to withstand warmer temperatures. But the study found that warming adversely affected crop yields even for those varieties best suited to the heat. Overall, the advantage of varieties bred to withstand increased heat was too small to be statistically significant. One of the top 10 countries globally in rice production, the Philippines is also a top 10 rice importer, as domestic supply cannot meet demand. Read more
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MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) welcomes this law and what it means for bringing justice and closure to the generations of small coconut farmers in this crucial step to resolve this coconut levy issue. As we may recall, this coco levy was collected from small coconut farmers during the Marcos administration but became private funds that fueled the growth of many private companies. After much struggle my the small coconut farmers and their supporters, it has been recovered, declared as public funds and now with this new law, this 75 Billion PhP coconut levy fund will now be transformed into a trust fund to benefit 3.5 M milli0n small coconut farmers. If managed properly, graft & corruption-free, it has the potential of fueling genuine sustainable development to support our unfinish agrarian reform. In the light of the many unsustainability trends in coconut farming development in the country, the Greens must now involve ourselves in this program and make sure that principles and practices of sustainable agriculture along small, sustainable family farming complemented; where appropriate with green commune communities will be direction of the use of this fund. Read here to understand the green agenda of the MAKAKALIKASAN on green economic development and sustainable agriculture.
JOIN to ACT our relevant FB Action Group: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.sustainable.agriculture To JOIN the MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html To become a Founding Member, please JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly Original Article President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of the Coco Levy Act would benefit the country’s 3.5 million coconut farmers from 68 coconut-producing provinces, who own at most five hectares for the last 10 years, said Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food. Read more MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) notes from this article a revealing report that the Philippines belong to countries where more research is needed in order for us to know and adopt to changes to our agriculture due to impacts of climate change. Special emphasis on the impact to small farmers. MAKAKALIKASAN supports our 100% shift to organic agriculture within a decade by prioritizing support to small farmers and local organic food systems.
JOIN to ACT: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.sustainable.agriculture JOIN MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member, JOIN our Assemblies: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #SustainableAgriculture #SustainableAgriculturePH #MakakalikasanParty Original article In much of the world, climate change is altering regional growing conditions and making them more unpredictable. Farmers are finding it harder to consistently grow enough food to meet increasing demand. Securing the world’s food supply for the future, experts assert, requires us to tally the good and the bad in the current agricultural structure, including the infrastructure and technology in food distribution systems. Small farms, which account for about 90 percent of the world’s 570 million farms, are particularly vulnerable to changes in seasonal climate. Land tended by families for generations suddenly may become nonarable. A change in the timing or intensity of yearly rainy seasons or the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), for example, could bring rains or drought that wipe out a family’s crops. Read more |
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