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Planting Partnerships: Reimagining Cooperation for Farmers’ Rights
If farmers are the roots of our food systems, then collaboration must be the rain that sustains them — not the storm that washes them away. In her presentation at the 2nd Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights, SEARICE Executive Director Normita Ignacio shared why partnerships must put farmers at the center.
Sep 293 min read


Farmers’ Rights in Practice: Reflections on the Draft Assessment of the State of Implementation of Article 9 of the International Treaty
At the 2nd Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights, SEARICE Policy Advisor Atty. Joy Angelica Santos-Doctor served as rapporteur for Session 2 on the Update on the Draft Assessment of the State of Implementation of Article 9. The session revealed progress in some countries — but also persistent gaps.
The message is clear: laws must reflect farmers’ lived realities, not just abstract commitments.
Sep 274 min read


Beyond a Single Story: Homidi Edsla and the Collective Voice of Young Farmers
At the 2nd Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights, young farmer Homidi Edsla from Kabacan, North Cotabato joined a global panel alongside advocates from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.
Homidi spoke of heirloom rice, flood-resilient seeds, farmer-to-farmer exchanges, and the urgent need to bring more young people into farming. His message was clear: youth are not just the future of agriculture—they are its present actors.
Sep 263 min read


Strength of Today: Youth Voices in the Struggle for Farmers’ Rights
“Youth is not only the hope of tomorrow — we are the strength of today.”
At the Regional Workshop on Sustainable Food Systems and Farmers’ Rights (Sept 13–15, 2025), youth farmers showed that they are not just future leaders but key actors today — raising concrete proposals and shaping the path toward just and sustainable food systems.
Sep 243 min read


Feeding the Nation from Plastic-Free Fields
SEARICE calls for a strong, binding treaty that reduces plastic at the source, holds polluters accountable, and protects farmers’ rights to produce food free from toxic pollutants.
When farmers thrive, the world is fed. The time for action is now!
Aug 132 min read


Facilitators’ Guide on Agroecology
The Facilitators’ Guide on Agroecology offers trainers and learning facilitators a set of participatory tools and learning exercises designed for adult learners. Together, these resources aim to strengthen the capacities of trainers and facilitators to effectively impart agroecological knowledge and skills in ways that are engaging, experiential, and rooted in farmers’ lived realities.
Aug 111 min read


SEARICE Highlights the Need to Protect the Farmers Seed Systems at the Launch of the 3rd Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
SEARICE joins the launch of the third report on the state of the world’s plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
Mar 243 min read
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