Sectoral Updates
Dr. Elizabeth Ellaga: An ardent practitioner of holistic healing and a strong advocate for sustainable agriculture, a devoted promoter of nature therapy and plant medicine – is a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Diplomate of the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine.…
Jane Entoy, ESSA Council Representative for the business sector shares the story of PAC (PESTALES Agriculture Cooperative), their challenges and struggles when they first founded the cooperative and became an Organic Agriculture Hub in Region 7. Jane Entoy, together with…
Dom-an Macagne from the IP Setor belongs to the Kankana-ey indigenous peoples of the Applai tribe in Sagada, Mountain Province, Cordillera Administrative Region. A community development worker with almost two decades of experience, Dom-an shares a short glimpse of indigenous…
On June 2-4 the ESSA Secretariat conducted it’s Sustainable Agriculture workshop for a class of high school students (and a handful of LGU officials and farmers) from Brgy. Cabugao, New Lucena. The training was initiated by Municipal Mayor and ESSA…
Here is a message from the Health Sector of the ESSA Antique cluster describing their efforts to promote sustainable agriculture and health in their province: The ESSA Antique health sector is promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Food as Medicine. We make…
ESSA, in cooperation with SRI Pilipinas is conducting a season long training on the System of Rice Intensification with 14 farmers and farm owners from Lambunao. They aim to create a community of sustainable farmers in the area that will…
For the past 6 months, the Iloilo City Cluster has been working on it’s urban gardening project called Kaon ka? Tanom Ta! at Baranggay Cochero. They have made a short video to share with you the progress and results of…
By Philip Somozo The Katandungan Ancestral Land Site Analysis and Farm Plan activity was twice postponed, first due to covid-related restriction and second due to unforeseen mishappenings. It was finally conducted on January 9-10, 2021. It is the follow-up activity…
Last August 8, 2020, a group of IPs from Sitio Katandungan in the Marilog District of Davao City led by Mr. Phillip Somozo travelled to Datu Henry Binahon’s Organic Farm in the Lantapan Municipality, Bukidnon to learn organic farming. This…
June 5, 2020 is the world environment day celebration with an aim to raise awareness on environment or specific environmental issues. Mr. Henry Binahon, member of ESSA and the owner of Binahon Agroforestry Farm made a video of his farm…
Chris, is a Systems of Rice Intensification (SRI) Farmer in Dao, Capiz, he is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jose Robinson Enate and considered himself as farmer by birth though he poses a Bachelor Degree in Industrial Electronics…