Sorrow and Survival of a Woman Banana Farmer

Sorrow and Survival of a Woman Banana Farmer

ECONOMIC RIGHTS Sorrow and Survival of a Woman Banana Farmer           Her ownership of a small banana farm in Compostela, Davao de Oro has been fraught with trials, the most devastating of which was the slaying of her husband in 2016.  Welma Hibaya, a woman farmer...
NUVIARCO, Harvesting Gains Despite The Pandemic

NUVIARCO, Harvesting Gains Despite The Pandemic

ECONOMIC RIGHTS NUVIARCO, Harvesting Gains Despite The Pandemic           While the world confronts the pandemic, the women and men banana farmers of the farmers’ cooperative in Nueva Visayas, Mawab, Davao de Oro have been blessed with constant harvests of big and...
Something plagues our banana farms

Something plagues our banana farms

ECONOMIC RIGHTS Something plagues our banana farms A farmer carries banana crates on his shoulder. In Compostela, a 13.5kg box of bananas can sell for as little as $3.00 (P150). The cost of inputs like pesticide and fertilizer are further deducted from this. Four men...