Title: Extreme weather changes affecting Mindanao’s agri, forestry and fishery sectors

Author: Ian Carl Espinosa

Key Information: Extreme weather changes, particularly flash floods, landslides, and the El Niño phenomenon, are heavily affecting Mindanao's agriculture, forestry, and fishery sectors, which contribute significantly to its economy. Experts like MinDA's Romeo Montenegro and UPMin's Dr. Dennis John Sumaylo emphasized the critical need for disaster preparedness, water management, and community engagement, especially in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs). Additionally, the role of the media in raising awareness and holding authorities accountable for climate change adaptation and poverty reduction efforts is essential, as highlighted by National Anti-Poverty Council (NAPC) secretary Lope Santos III.

Title: Over 6K farmers affected by flooding, landslides in Davao region

Author: Kent Abrigana

Key Information: Recent flooding and landslides in the Davao region have affected at least 6,300 farmers, with damages to agriculture, including rice fields, corn plantations, and high-value crops, totaling over P145 million. The most significant losses were seen in rice fields, amounting to more than P108 million, particularly in the provinces of Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao City. While the rains from the shear line worsened conditions in some areas, they provided relief to others like Davao Occidental and Davao del Sur, which had been suffering from El Niño's hot weather.

Title: Resilience and vulnerability in climate change and farming with Oxfam

Author: The Royal Geographical Society

Date Published: June 2017

Key Information: Oxfam is a global movement of people who are advocating to end poverty and injustice. One of their missions is to help farmers build resilience against the negative effects of climate change. When it comes to the consequences of climate change, farmers and the agricultural sector are often the most affected, as their livelihoods are directly tied to the environment. Events like floods, droughts, unpredictable weather patterns threatens the security and income stability of many farmers. So, Oxfam established schools in Mindanao for communities to learn strategies and plans to cope with and adapt to climate change. Thus, this article is crucial when discussing agricultural poverty. It presents solutions and long-term actions that can help farmers from Mindanao build resilience against climate change and have the means to rise up from poverty.

Title: Living with climate and state fragility in a “chaotic paradise:” securitizing livelihoods in the Philippines’ Cotabato River Basin

Author: Laurence L. Delina, Nicolo Paolo P. Ludovice, Jon Gaviola, Rufa Cagoco-Guiam

Date Published: September 11, 2023

Key Information: Climate change brings about various issues such as floodings, droughts, and socioeconomic conflicts. These issues then affect the livelihoods of the people. Farmers in Mindanao face significant challenges due to climate change, with extreme weather events like droughts and floods disrupting livelihoods. This study revolves around the interplay between climate-induced fragilities, such as flooding, land use changes, siltation, droughts, and violent conflicts. It explains how these factors converge to impact livelihood security for the communities in the Cotabato River Basin.

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Title: Climate Change's impact on the agricultural sector is significant according to the aspect.

Author: PTV PH

Date Published: August 3, 2023

Key Information: From the scorching heat in our country, it has had a huge impact on farmers regarding its crops that makes it hard for them to gain their resources. Comparing the increase in temperature in 1964 which was almost 1°C, and the predicted temperature if it continues would be 1.5°C in the next 10 years. Making it possible that by the year 2100, the temperature would increases by 2-3°C. That is why it is important for us to keep strengthening resilience and our preparedness for natural calamities that can happen in our country.

Title: Disaster response and strengthening the resilience of the agriculture sector in the Philippines

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization

Date Published: March 7, 2017

Key Information: Natural and man-made disasters, including typhoons, flooding, drought and armed conflict threaten the livelihoods of farmers and fishers, and ultimately, food security in the Philippines. Helping communities recover and increasing the resilience of the agriculture sector is at the heart of FAO’s work in the country. The video features FAO’s livelihood recovery assistance efforts in communities affected by typhoons Koppu and Melor, the armed clashes in central and western Mindanao, the widespread drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, as well as the joint initiative by the Department of Agriculture and FAO to integrate the use of drone-aided mapping technologies to significantly increase the speed and accuracy of pre- and post-disaster assessments in agricultural areas.

Title: Successive storms leave Filipino farmers wanting better response and aid

Author: Michael Beltran

Date Published: November 11, 2022

Key Information: This article highlights the destructed forms, farmers, and rural communities. This supports the idea of how people and lawmakers need to support farmers and agricultural landforms against natural calamities, disasters, and climate change.

Title: Gomanan — a documentary film on the Bagobo Tagabawa

Author: Charmaine Caparas

Date Published: December 4, 2020

Key Information: This Documentary supports ideas on how we can mitigate the worst effects of climate change and protect our farmers, and the agricultural sector of the Philippines.

Title: Calata Foundation: The State of Philippine Farming and Agriculture

Author: Jason Magbanua

Date Published: August 12, 2018

Key Information: The Sad State of Farmers in the Philippines Farmers are working hard to harvest their crops and hit with pandemic and oversupply they invested money, man power and in the end force to sell cheap. The worst they did not got their capital investment back. This may be the best time the government should help the farmer. Buy the goods of the farmer in reasonable price. Make sure they can still profit but not hurt the free market.

Title: DAR conducts training on climate change problems mitigation

Author: Department of Agrarian Reform

Date Published: February 25, 2020

Key Information: DAR has conducted several initiatives aimed at mitigating climate change's impact on farmers, including the Climate-Resilient Farm Productivity Support Project. This program focuses on empowering agrarian communities in Mindanao by providing tools and training to help farmers adapt to climate change and enhance farm productivity, ultimately aiming to reduce poverty.

Title: Environmental and Social Management Framework: Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project

Author: Republic of the Philippines Department of Agriculture

Date Published: October 2021

Key Information: This book or research paper has gathered information on ways to sustainably increase agricultural productivity, resiliency, and access to markets and services of farmer and fisherfolk groups in selected ancestral domains and for selected value chains in Mindanao.

Title: Climate resilient agriculture and enhancing food production: Field experience from Agusan del Norte, Caraga Region, Philippines

Author: Rowena P. Varela, Arnold G. Apdoha, Raquel M. Balanay

Date Published: August 18, 2022

Key Information: This paper describes the assessment of climate risks, the vulnerability of farmlands, and the adaptive farming practices to climate change, particularly in Agusan del Norte. It also discusses the vulnerability of the farmlands while highlighting the importance of adaptation to climate change. The statistics shown in this paper not only underscores the need for building resilience in agricultural systems, but also emphasizes the pressing demand for proactive measures in enriching the capacity of farmers to fight against the effects of climate change. These issues raised by this paper can help others understand the significance of improving the agricultural system in Mindanao to alleviate poverty and food insecurity.

Title: Mindanawon: Championing Rural Development in Mindanao

Author: PRDP Mindanao

Date Published: April 20, 2023

Key Information: The Philippine Rural Development Project aims to implement on creating a more market-oriented and climate-resilient agriculture and fishery sector that will increase the incomes and enhance the productivity of farmers and fisherfolk in Mindanao.

Title: Matching Seeds & Needs Through Agricultural Innovation

Author: Jomerl I. Gomez, USTP System STRATCOMM

Key Information: This webinar series gathers ideas for creating solutions to long-standing challenges in the region. It has talked about the new technology that can be used by the farmers and help them avoid the risk of yield-limiting deficiencies in their plants. The webinars highlight how we should accomplish global targets, such as the Sustainable Development Goals, since the climate has a long-term impact, and not accomplishing global targets could have a huge impact on all of us on the planet.

Title: Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project

Author: PRDP Mindanao

Date Published: May 30, 2017

Key Information: Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) is a six-year development platform of the National Government. It seeks to partner with the Local Government Units (LGUs) and the private sector in providing key infrastructure, facilities, technology and information. PRDP aims to increase rural incomes and enhance farm and fishery productivity in the targeted areas by supporting smallholders and fishers to sustainably increase their marketable surpluses, and by improving access to markets.

Title: Disaster response and strengthening the resilience of the agriculture sector in the Philippines

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Date Published: March 7, 2017

Key Info: This YouTube video published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations exactly supports and highlights the importance of strengthening the resilience of the agricultural sector of the Philippines from natural disasters and climate change.