Filipino farmers push agroecology before COP30CEFR A2
21 Nov 2025
Adapted from Mong Palatino, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Karlo King, Unsplash
In October, MASIPAG and partners ran a national agroecology workshop and fair in the capital region. The fair showed local farm products and had a solidarity cooking session. Earth Island Institute-Asia-Pacific organised an outdoor kitchen, and a campaign coordinator said the live cooking linked everyday food with wider struggles for land and the environment.
MASIPAG also submitted objections to a planned local ordinance favouring GMOs. More than 50 local farming associations opposed it, and the group filed a position letter signed by more than 3,000 individuals from two districts of Negros. Around 65 farmer leaders met to discuss health and ecosystem risks. MASIPAG will connect COP30 outcomes with grassroots work and release an op-ed video about the workshop and fair.
Difficult words
- justice — fair treatment and rights for everyone.
- organize — to plan and arrange events or activities.organizing
- promote — to encourage the support of something.
- initiative — new plans or activities to improve things.initiatives
- agroecology — farming that helps the environment.
- empower — to give power or rights to someone.
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Discussion questions
- How can climate justice impact farming communities?
- Why is it important to include women in these initiatives?
- What are some other ways to connect land reform with environmental efforts?
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