Roland G. Cabigas Managing Director, La Liga Policy Institute

Co-Convenor, Go Organic! Philippines

Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) and Green Economy High-Level Preparatory Workshop

January 30, 2012, Astoria Plaza

Go Organic! Philippines

Composed of NGOs, farmers organizations, local government units and sustainable agriculture advocates

Working together to promote organic farming as way of life to ensure better health, food security, balanced environment, and increased income for Filipino farmers

Go Organic! Philippines Both a campaign and a movement

As a campaign, it works for a favorable an enabling environment for Sustainable Organic & Ecological agriculture in terms of polices, programs and budgets both at the national and local level

As a movement, it brings together farmers, LGUs, academe, citizens’ groups and individuals for promotion, institutionalization and practice of OA.

Leaders of Go Organic! Philippines at the Organic Fields Support Program MoA Signing

Organic Fields Support Program (OFSP) 2008

Breakthrough Program on SOE Agriculture

Knowledge and capacity building for 600 farmers through a Season Long Training on Organic Agriculture

Six (6) Project sites

Samal & Dinalupihan, Bataan

Alaminos City, Pangasinan

Naujan, Oriental Mindoro

Baao, Camarines Sur

Tabaco, Albay

Other Components of OFSP UPLB Research: Comparative study on full, chemical and

balanced fertilization on farms in Pangasinan and Camarines Sur

Quad IEC: Instructional material: How To’s Promotional video on Organic Agriculture 1 Season TV Program at NBN4 and CLTV 2 seasons Radio Program (news, drama and OA tips) Eco-Products International Fair “Walastik Organik” webpage and facebook Go Organic! Info-text

From the margins to the mainstream Organic Agriculture is now a state policy Mandates DA to allocate the amount of at least 2% of

its annual budget for the implementation of the OA programs

Promotes low carbon development path Set up the NOAB to institutionalize policy and program

engagement among state and non state actors for the promotion and practice of OA

Recognizes 3 party-certification systems Promotes the role of LGUs in the localization of OA

Organic Agriculture Act of 2010

Republic Act 10068 Organic Agriculture Act of 2010, Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) Signing Ceremony.

Greening the MTPDP

Advocacy to influence the 2011 to 2016 Philippine Development Plan

Chapters on Agriculture and Environment

Integration of:

Sustainable, organic and ecological agriculture

Climate change framework and lens

SOE Agriculture Localization: Organikong Palayan 2010

NGO-Farmer-LGU-DA Partnership

for Local Agriculture Development 300 Farmers Target production site: 200 has Four LGUs in Pangasinan (Alaminos, Bani, Burgos, and Dasol) Creating a local movement to institutionalize SOE Project Breakthrough: The four LGUs provided funds to OA in

their 2012 Annual Investment Plan

Quad IEC

Bringing the campaign online, on TV, radio and on print media

Quad IEC

Moving Forward The Go Organic! Philippines and the La Liga Policy

Institute call for the immediate implementation of the 6 year National Organic Agriculture Program to ensure promotion of OA nationwide.

Scale up production areas to promote the goal to convert at least 10% of rice farms to SOE by 2016.

SOE agriculture should be adopted by all relevant government agencies aside from the DA.

Moving Forward Budget Engagement/Tracking

Integration of sustainable consumption and production programs in the national budget

Ensure proper utilization of funds actually allocated

For example, DA’s 2012 budget of P1.2 B for organic agriculture

Production-Consumption market link (organic markets)

Sustained QIEC, making SOE Hot & Sexy among consumers and agriculture stakeholders

Contact Information

LA LIGA POLICY INSTITUTE Visit us at: 25-A Marunong St., Brgy Central, Quezon City

Call us at: (632) 990-4236

Go Organic! Philippines website: www.goorganicphilippines.org

La Liga website: www.laligapilipinas.org

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