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Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 2)

28 October 2019
The session discusses the impacts of dysfunctional agricultural markets on profits, farm productivity, food quality, high prices for consumers, and malnutrition. A list of relevant resources is provided to expand the discussion beyond the presentation materials from the speakers.

Can Agriculture Be Profitable and Attractive?

28 October 2019
The success story of Israel and Taipei,China in increasing agricultural productivity gives lessons on what the Philippines can do better. The members of the Agri Viber group share their insights on what could work locally including how to engage the youth in farming and make it a profitable…

Defend Our Rice Farmers Now

28 October 2019
The Philippine Rice Research Institute Vice President argues that the 35-percent tariff under the rice tariffication law will translate to 40 percent of Filipino farmers suffering. The Rice Enhancement Competitiveness Fund is helpful, but miniscule compared to what the farmers are losing. It is now…

Farm Economy in Crisis

28 October 2019
The strain in today’s farm economy is no accident; it’s the result of policies designed to enrich corporations at the expense of farmers and ranchers. If the American family farmer is to survive, farm policy needs a massive shift in direction – one that delivers fair prices to farmers that allow…

Farm Life: Why Gitanjali Rajamani Quit Everything To Go Back to Farming

28 October 2019
Farmizen, a startup in Kerala, India that allows you to rent farmland outside the city to grow your food in a secure and organic manner. The COO shares her journey. They now have about 1500 subscribers and 24 farms across three cities with around 40 acres under cultivation.

Farming Veteran Warns China's Pig Crisis Only Getting Worse

28 October 2019
African swine fever is under-reported says FCStone’s Suderman. It will spur a restructure of People's Republic of China's (PRC) entire farm industry and trigger an escalation in meat prices globally. PRC's pork deficit may eclipse U.S. production, economist says.

India’s Farming Crisis is a Crisis of the Ecological Commons

28 October 2019
The agro-pastoral crisis has emerged as a significant issue for the 2019 national Lok Sabha elections in India. In the run-up to the elections, political parties have announced a number of measures aimed at farmers, including crop insurance, loan waivers and a minimum basic income.In this…

Indonesia Facing Agricutural Labor Crisis as Younger Generations Shy Away From Farming

28 October 2019
Since Indonesia is running out of young farmers, a number of relevant authorities discussed the younger generation's reluctance to work in the fields and how they hold the key to the country’s food supply.

Indonesia’s Aging Farmers

28 October 2019
Fewer young people are looking to work the paddies, threatening Indonesia’s dream of rice self-sufficiency.

Misunderstanding the Rice Crisis

28 October 2019
If we misunderstand the rice crisis, we will come up with short-sighted solutions. There are two major areas of this misunderstanding: the extent of suffering of the rice farmers and the wrong identification of the main cause of our problem.