Philippines – International Institution of Rural Reconstruction

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By Kimmy Baroidan[1] Agriculture accounts for one third of the employment in the Philippines, making it a key sector. The International Food...

Bernardo Pelayo, 48, is a family farmer from Layong Mabilo Village, Cavite Province. Pelayo is a widower who has been raising his four...

February 8, 2016 312 0

Vegetable Garden in School Project: The Cavite, Philippines’ Experience for Enhancing Nutrition and Agro-biodiversity Background As part of...

February 3, 2016 280 0

Manang (elder sister) Connie never imagined her two pregnant goats will multiply so fast to become 11 goats in just 11 months and become her...

February 1, 2016 258 0

IIRR project on Bio Intensive Gardening also has a preference for native crops because they are better at adapting to local conditions compared to...

Starting January 2016, IIRR will be hosting Save the Children, Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) in its global headquarters in the...

October 24, 2015 350 0

IIRR has been working in a flood-affected urban municipality in Cavite, Philippines, for almost 3 years now. One of our colleagues in this...