Better known as Organic Agriculture (OA) Act of 2010
IT states that it is the "Policy of the State to promote, propagate, develop further, and implement the practice of organic agriculture in the Philippines that will cumulatively condition and enrich the fertility of the soil, increase farm productivity, reduce pollution and destruction of the environment, prevent the depletion of natural resources, further protect the health of farmers, consumers, and the general public, and save on imported farm inputs."
As well as, "Undertake a comprehensive program for the promotion of community-based organic agriculture systems which include, among others, farmer-produced purely organic fertilizers such as compost, pesticides and other farm inputs together with a nationwide educational and promotional campaign for their use and processing, as well as the adoption of organic agricultural system as a viable alternative."
KASAMA KA Organik Koop has a series of seminar on Organic Agriculture Act (OAA) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. Email Us for more details. Other course offerings are as follows:
1]Lakbay Aral sa Bukid Organiko (Study Tour in an Organic Farm)
This is a one-day activity designed to educate and enrich the level of awareness and appreciation of the participants on the principles and practical applications of sustainable organic farming cum zero waste management systems and their impact to the environment, human health and food security as showcased and demonstrated in the crop-poultry-fish production system in the Villegas Organic farms. INCLUSION: 2 snacks, lunch, farm entrance, facilitators, electronic training materials.
2]Three-Day Apprenticeship Training on Sustainable Organic Agriculture
The program is designed for farm caretakers and laborers, technicians and farm managers, with respective modules, to equip them with basic know-how and skills on organic vegetables, herbs, medicinal plants and free-range animal production including chicken, pigs and goats.
This training includes production of organic materials and farm inputs, demonstration of zero waste management, showcasing of livelihood and employment opportunities within the supply and value added chain. INCLUSION for 3-days: meals, on-farm lodging, farm entrance, facilitators, electronic training materials.
3]Three to Four Months On-The-Job Training
This is an extensive theoretical and hands-on training covering the whole crop cycle on organic vegetables, production of organic materials and farm inputs, farm record keeping and farm management.
The participants should have at least reached high school. They will be given a living allowance by donors/sponsors, potential employers while on apprenticeship training. Successful trainees are for placement on satellite farms and organic agriculture practitioners under the network of the KASAMA KA Organik Koop.
4] Environment, Health, and Food Security Awareness Study Tour for Students of ALL Levels
OPEN as HALF-DAY or WHOLE DAY SESSION
This study tour is mainly designed to increase the level of awareness of students on the role of sustainable and organic agriculture in:
-addressing environmental issues and health hazards;
-ensuring the supply of, and access to, safe and affordable food;
-sustaining the agricultural production and the ecological systems;
-ensuring food safety and security;
-and poverty reduction.
5] Specialized Training tailored according to the Client’s Needs
Specialized training on either (or all desired) of the following: free-range poultry production, vermiculture and vermicomposting, organic agriculture conversion for rice, corn, sugarcane, whichever is required by the participants.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Food INsecurity
Key Messages of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) on State of FOOD INSECURITY in the World (2010)
The number and the proportion of undernourished people have declined, but they remain unacceptably high.
After increasing from 2006 to 2009 due to high food prices and the global economic crisis, both the number and proportion of hungry people have declined in 2010 as the global economy recovers and food prices remain below their peak levels. But hunger remains higher than before the crises, making it ever more difficult to achieve the hunger-reduction targets of the World Food Summit and Millennium Development Goal 1.
The current aid architecture needs to be modified to better address both immediate needs and the structural causes of protracted crises.
The current system uses humanitarian assistance to support short-term efforts to address the immediate effects of a crisis, and development assistance for long-term interventions to address underlying causes. Areas of intervention that are important in protracted crises (including social protection and risk reduction) are often underfunded. In general, weak governance structures in protracted crisis situations condition aid allocations.
Broader social protection measures help countries cope with protracted crises and lay the foundation for long-term recovery.
Key interventions include providing safety nets, insurance when appropriate, and services such as health and education, which build bridges to longer-term development. In countries in protracted crisis, however, financial, institutional and implementation capacity are limited, so social protection programmes are generally short-term, relief-oriented and externally funded.
Agriculture and the rural economy are key sectors for supporting livelihoods in protracted crises, but they are not properly reflected in aid flows.
Agricultural and rural-based livelihoods are critical to the groups most affected by protracted crises. Agriculture accounts for a third of protracted crisis countries’ gross domestic product and twothirds of their employment. Yet agriculture accounts for only 4 percent of humanitarian ODA received by countries in protracted crisis and 3 percent of development ODA. KNOW MORE.
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Click here how you can help gain Food Security
The number and the proportion of undernourished people have declined, but they remain unacceptably high.
After increasing from 2006 to 2009 due to high food prices and the global economic crisis, both the number and proportion of hungry people have declined in 2010 as the global economy recovers and food prices remain below their peak levels. But hunger remains higher than before the crises, making it ever more difficult to achieve the hunger-reduction targets of the World Food Summit and Millennium Development Goal 1.
The current aid architecture needs to be modified to better address both immediate needs and the structural causes of protracted crises.
The current system uses humanitarian assistance to support short-term efforts to address the immediate effects of a crisis, and development assistance for long-term interventions to address underlying causes. Areas of intervention that are important in protracted crises (including social protection and risk reduction) are often underfunded. In general, weak governance structures in protracted crisis situations condition aid allocations.
Broader social protection measures help countries cope with protracted crises and lay the foundation for long-term recovery.
Key interventions include providing safety nets, insurance when appropriate, and services such as health and education, which build bridges to longer-term development. In countries in protracted crisis, however, financial, institutional and implementation capacity are limited, so social protection programmes are generally short-term, relief-oriented and externally funded.
Agriculture and the rural economy are key sectors for supporting livelihoods in protracted crises, but they are not properly reflected in aid flows.
Agricultural and rural-based livelihoods are critical to the groups most affected by protracted crises. Agriculture accounts for a third of protracted crisis countries’ gross domestic product and twothirds of their employment. Yet agriculture accounts for only 4 percent of humanitarian ODA received by countries in protracted crisis and 3 percent of development ODA. KNOW MORE.
Click here to read Food Insecurity in full text
Click here how you can help gain Food Security
Saturday, October 30, 2010
KASAMA KA!!
Kalipunan ng Sustenableng Agrikultura at Magsasakang Organikong Kooperatiba (KASAMA KA)
The KASAMA KA Organik Koop with it's mission to promote, demonstrate and popularize the nucleus and satellite organic farm clusters and its value chain optimization is open to non-members to avail of the following services:
TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
Being accredited by Agriculture Technical Institute as ESP on Sustainable Organic Ecological Agriculture, it is conducting training programs for students, health afficionados, farmers, farm managers and owners:
Please help us support our Organic Farmers. Should you be interested in becoming a member, please send us a shout.
Want to know the benefits of a KASAMA KA koop member? Click here.
Will you spare us 5 minutes to complete a survey to help us identify the means to empower cooperatives and stop poverty in the Philippines?
Yes, I want to be instrumental in the growth of the cooperatives!
NEXT - Philippine Organic Agriculture (OA) Act of 2010
The KASAMA KA Organik Koop with it's mission to promote, demonstrate and popularize the nucleus and satellite organic farm clusters and its value chain optimization is open to non-members to avail of the following services:
TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
Being accredited by Agriculture Technical Institute as ESP on Sustainable Organic Ecological Agriculture, it is conducting training programs for students, health afficionados, farmers, farm managers and owners:
- Lakbay Aral Program and Tours
- Apprenticeship SOEA Training Program
- Organic Conversion
- Organic Inspection and certification
- Practicum Students/OJT Program
- Other specialized training program
SALE OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS
- Vegetables ie lettuce, brassicas
- Culinary herbs
- Plotted plants and fruit trees
- Vermi & Vermicompost
- Organic fertilizers
- Brooded layers and meat type of free range chicken
Please help us support our Organic Farmers. Should you be interested in becoming a member, please send us a shout.
Want to know the benefits of a KASAMA KA koop member? Click here.
Will you spare us 5 minutes to complete a survey to help us identify the means to empower cooperatives and stop poverty in the Philippines?
Yes, I want to be instrumental in the growth of the cooperatives!
NEXT - Philippine Organic Agriculture (OA) Act of 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
No to GMO: Organic Agriculture Act to be signed by GMA
Organic Agriculture is the production of crops and livestock that relies on the ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of chemical inputs and in-organic fertilizers.
It fosters the principles of Care, Health, Ecology and Fairness. Care for this generation and the future; promote a truly Healthy food (albeit: free of pesticides, hormones, chemicals); preserve Ecological balance; Fair in giving equal opportunity to non-conventional farmers. These principles and more are learned from our Study Tour in an Organic Farm (Lakbay-Aral sa Bukid Organiko) which is facilitated by a professional pool of resource persons/specialists who provides lecture on organic agriculture, farming practices and hands-on technology demonstration. The study tour is tailored according to the level of the audience and requirements of the group. Study Tour is for everybody just as the protection of earth is by everybody.
Some of the Organizations that have been to the farm are CFA Homeschoolers with parents and teachers; De La Salle Lipa faculty and students; United Nations Filipino Consultants and Expatriate Staff; Medical doctors and practitioners of Alternative medicine; Agricultural Development and Marketing Officers from Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Japan and Philippines.
We support and assist farmers who would like to switch to Organic Farming! The real farmers are those who have taken on the vital role in the health of people, economy of nation and balance of ecosystem. They deserve to be rewarded with increased income, lower cost of capital, higher production yield and empowered network of supporting components. For non-agriculturists, be informed of the benefits to you and family of going organic.
Let's do our share in protecting our Mother Earth, join us tomorrow as we switch off our lights from 8:30PM to 9:30PM! As one people, we are united in raising awareness and taking action to fight climate change.
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