Conquer Hunger With Organic

"MALITBOG, Bukidnon (MindaNews/26 October) -- Eugenio “Eunie” Geraldo, a farmer with six children in a village called Tumigbong here fell into a depression when his wife Apolinaria died while giving birth to youngest child Lourdes three years ago.

He has bounced back and is now able to feed the four children who are still living with him. More than that, he has become one of the star members of a group called MASIPAG, and his farm is now a model of organic and diversified farming. The word “masipag” literally means “hardworking,” but it is also an acronym for Magsasaka at Siyentipiko Para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (in English, farmer-scientist partnership for the development of agriculture), a group advocating sustainable agriculture."

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