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Cordillera Day: Solidarity as a response to injustice (part 2)
April 24, 2025
Solidarity does not stop at an anniversary. In a previous article, we looked back on 30 years of cooperation with CDPC (Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera) and the Province of East Flanders. Now we are building on that history and looking ahead. Our Filipino partners are under severe pressure: NGOs are being framed as terrorist strongholds and working with indigenous communities is subject to growing repression. Why is international solidarity so urgent today? Find out in this second part of our series.
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30 years of cooperation with CDPC and the Province of East Flanders: from solidarity to change in the Cordillera
April 7, 2025
Happy anniversary to us! In 2025, we will celebrate 30 years of collaboration with the Philippine CDPC (Centre for Development Programs in the Cordillera) and the Province of East Flanders. During several candid conversations, we discussed evolutions and challenges over the years. It was a journey of sustainable change, solidarity and the fight for the rights of indigenous communities in the Cordillera region. This is the first of two articles in which we look back at what has been achieved and look ahead to the future of this special partnership. Discover how we have made an impact together!
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Agroecology: a tool for the defense of human and land rights in the Philippines
December 9, 2024
Marilou firmly remembers the peaceful life they once had, enjoying the freedom to cultivate their land without interference. However, in 2019, that peace was abruptly disrupted by the onset of a quarrying operation. The operation did not just disturb their daily lives; it posed a direct threat to their rightful place on the land they had called home for generations. She knew she had to stand firm to protect their land.
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Urban Gardeners: Growing Food on a Former Landfill in Manila
August 27, 2024
Last July, a severe tropical storm flooded large parts of the Philippines. Many buildings and agricultural infrastructure were destroyed. The storm also raged in Quezon City, destroying a community garden that is supported by our programme with our partner PNFSP. This network, together with nearby communities and the civic movement People's Unified Strength, has now held a “Tanimang Bayan” activity to restore the garden.
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Call to Action from Palestinian Civil Society and Unions: Join the Global Day of Action for a Ceasefire in Gaza
June 19, 2024
Our partner Bisan Center for Research & Development, together with Palestinian civil society organizations and trade unions, calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on June 25. Israel's ongoing campaign of genocide has caused enormous suffering and destruction. "It is time for the world to unite in solidarity to end this humanitarian crisis," Bisan said. Solidagro supports the campaign. Below we share the call shared by Bisan on their website.
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Free trade puts Philippine seed system at risk
April 24, 2024
Things are stirring in the seed industry. Following a major European legislative change, the outcome of which we will probably not know until early 2025, we outline the situation of seed sovereignty in Europe and our partner countries the Philippines and Bolivia. Change is imminent in all three areas, with one red line: more power to industry, less to farmer.inn.en. The focus on seeds and the regulations surrounding them is still limited, we want to highlight what is at stake. Let's take a look at the Philippines.
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Pre-Pesticides, Pro-Farmer: The Rise of Agroecology
March 13, 2024
Rice, the food that feeds the Philippines, is in climate change’s crosshairs. Sea-level rise, hotter temperatures and extreme weather are putting one of the country’s top crops at risk, as drought, floods and encroaching saltwater threaten rice paddies and the livelihoods of those who tend them. In a bid to future-proof this agricultural staple, one effort is borrowing from farming’s past.
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Philippine partners deliver strong work despite El Niño
February 7, 2024
For Filipino farmers April 2023 marked the return of El Niño, a long period of persistent drought. The drought is sure to continue until February 2024. All the more reason for Solidagro's partners to put agroecology forward as a more resilient agricultural and food supply system. A key strategy is to start up agroecological educational farms that strengthen the knowledge and skills of farming communities.
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Strengthening links: partner visit in the Cordillera region
March 29, 2023
With more than 10,000 kilometers separating us, it is sometimes difficult to make contact. That is why some Belgian colleagues visited the Philippine partners in March, with whom we carry out our programs together and who come face to face with the reality of farming communities on a daily basis. Together with CDPC (Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera), our partner since 1993, we set out on the site. We share the article published by CDPC after our visit.
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Highlight of Solidagro program in the Philippines
December 28, 2022
In 2022, the Philippine partners have embarked on engaging the youth in promoting agroecology. The involvement of young people in agroecology is crucial because they are the ones who will face the worst effects of climate change and environmental destruction.
