The
Grassroots Narrative portrays the stories from the community striving
for change through agroecology. It documents the practices of the
communities that have contributed to the revolution of agri and
aquaculture practices in Mindanao from decades of conventional and
commercial system. It promotes sustainable practice of agri and
aquaculture as one of the keys to Food Sovereignty. These narratives
come from the farmers and fishers who have worked hard to improve not
only their lives but also the lives of the communities around them
through the help of Mindanao Tripeople Programme on Food Sovereignty and
Peacebuilding.
Video Stories available here: Grassroots Narrative
1. Bantay Dagat
Eddie
Delicano, 77, is a community volunteer and environmental advocate
currently protecting the marine sanctuary and mangrove areas of Sultan
Naga Dimaporo. Their fisherfolks organization, together
with LAFCCOD, established this marine protected area 2 decades ago to
rehabilitate the source of income of the fishing communities. Eddie
narrates his everyday life as a sea-patrol and how can people as
individuals also can contribute to preserving our environment.
Jhong,
a young farmer, enjoys cultivating his lettuce in a small greenhouse
just in the front yard of his home in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur. He loves
to plant ever since he was younger. Every day he keeps on
collecting seeds and planting different varieties of vegetables and root
crops. It was tough for him since they do not own even a small piece of
land to begin with. But it did not stop Jhong from continuing what he
loves to do.
The Convergence of NGOs/POs of Zamboanga del Sur for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development Conzarrd Inc. and Agro-eco Federation of Lanao have seen the possible effect of total dependence on
seed corporations. For them, it is very important to embrace the
tradition of the farmers, that is to keep seeds for the next cropping.
For
Ken Gandor, a youth leader of ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ tribe,
young people enjoy gardening and other related initiatives because they
always think of helping their families with their basic food needs. For
them, providing food to eat is a good opportunity to help.
Currently, around 50 young people so far have already joined to improve
each of the communal gardens that they have established in a few
barangays inside their ancestral domain.
"Sometimes, a few of the animals we domesticate die after birth. For us, it’s always part of the things we need to consider in livestock raising. We can learn from where we made a mistake, and improve our
techniques every now and then," Jane dela Concepcion, a farmer and a livestock raiser from her village in Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
Credits:
Some of the footage used in this episode were taken by Arthur
Lecouturier and Rbn Mntr in 2018 when they made a film for the program
and Entraide et Fraternitรฉ
Also available in Youtube:
Bantay Dagat
The Young Farmer of Sibagat
The Community Seedbank
Suragad
Organic Farming
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