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Group pushes for organic farming as new rice crisis looms |
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January 14, 2009 -
MANILA, Philippines – Amid warnings of another global rice crisis, the Go Organic! Movement on Wednesday pushed for a policy shift in the country’s agriculture from hazardous chemical-based to a more sustainable organic farming. Go Organic! Philippine lead convenor Efren Moncupa said that for as long as conventional agriculture remains highly dependent on imported fertilizers and pesticides, the country would remain vulnerable to problems such as shortage in the supply of rice, which would trigger rice price increases. Read more here.
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