Skewed Pattern of our Countrys Resources visvis Ownership

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Skewed Pattern of our Countrys Resources
vis-à-vis Ownership
Our Countrys Resources
1 Landowners w/ connections to foreign
businesses and TNCs
Sectors
3 Nationalist Businesses
95
6 Middle Social Sectors
15 workers
75
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Farmers
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THE IMBALANCE 95 of our countrys resources go
to the 1 big landowners and bureaucrats
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Problems Afflicting Agriculture and the Farmers

• 1. Landlessness and near landlessness
• Extreme poverty characterized the general
  situation of the farmersMost of them are
  tenants tilling an average farm size of .25 to
  .29 hectares. Income from cultivating such area
  has not at all been sufficient for the
  ordinary household subsistence. Department of
  Agriculture ( DA ) Regiona 7 website

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• gt 40 90 of farmers produce goes to the
  landlord in form of land rentgt prevalent
  sharing schemes in Central Visayas inupat (1/4
  ¾) tinulo (1/3 2/3) tinunga (50-50)gt
  lack of support services to agriculture high
  irrigation fees (Ph1,500 per hectare),
  inaccessibility of pre and post harvest
  facilities

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2.High Land Rent and High Cost of
Productiongt The problem of landlessness
lowered the productivity of the peasants who
have to give his landlord a clean 1/3 share
despite the fact that the farmers bear the
production costs and give all the labor.
DA 7 Website
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What is SPFTC?

• Established in 1996

• Established by peoples organizations among
• small producers,
• farmers,
• fisher folks
• NGOs

• a dynamic and direct link between producers
  consumers of food products

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• PROGRAMS ACTIVITIES

• Fair trade development enterprise

• Post harvest technology development

• Research Development

• Supply Base Development

• Institutional Development

• Advocacy Solidarity

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SPFTC in the making
2003-2007 Devt/ Enhanced Quality Prodn
Systems, Intensive Market Devt Advocacy
1999-2003 Increased Enhanced Production,
Processing Plant Full Operation
1997-1999 Pilot Production Promotion
Marketing, Fair Trade Advocacy
1996-1997 Product, Process, Technology Developmen
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DRIED MANGO PROCESS FLOW
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SUPPORT ASSISTANCE TO Cebu-Bohol Mango Farmers
Association (CBMFA)
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SUPPORT ASSISTANCE TO Coconut Farmers in Misamis
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PEOPLES FAIR
TRADE SHOP
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Export Sales 2006
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Promotion of Fair Trade
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Cultural Activities as form of Advocacy
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MEDICAL MISSION thru NETWORK
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• IMPACTS

• Increase in the monthly fresh mango purchasing
  volume from 1.5 tons (1999-2002) to 11.7 tons
  (2003) to the current 16 tons

• Increased production capability from 475
  kgs.(1999) of raw mangoes processed per batch to
  975 kgs.(2001) to 1,500 kgs (2005)

• Raised incomes of the mango farmers as suppliers
  of raw materials

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• IMPACTS

• Improved sanitation and good manufacturing
  practices at the processing plant with upgrading
  to GMP - HACCP

• Generated employment from among the community
  organizations on food processing and dehydration
  operations

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• LOOKING FORWARD

• Breakthroughs on Natural and Organic Farming

• Further Increase Productivity and Effeciency
  in manufacturing processes
• Increase Responsiveness to Partners and
  Market demands
• Undertake Product Development on current
  product lines and new products

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• Increase Consumer Awareness on Fair Trade
  and Global Trade Issues
• Stronger Advocacy on Fair Trade and Issues
  affecting Small Producers
• Expanding Market points to USA, Canada,
  Germany, and Europe

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Fair Trade is strong

• Fair trade has been around for more than 50
  years.

Fair trade sells both an idea and a product.  It
carries a message that is more compelling now
more than ever.
ASIA FAIR TRADE FORUM
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Let us make trade work for small producers
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