Overview And Brief Situation: The 2023-2024 El Nino is one of the five strongest on record per the World Meteorological Organization. Agricultural damaged reached Php2.63 billion. through the destruction of about 54,000 hectares and around 116,792 metric tons of crops. The lives and livelihood. 55,000 farmers and fisherfolk were affected especially in Central and Southern Luzon. (Data as of April 1, from DA-DRRMO). We plan to provide food and water packs to farmers as short relief
As El Nino continues to ravage crops in farmlands across the country, the peasant sector- the country's most impoverished sector who already suffer the effects of landlessness, a lack of support for agricultural development, and the damages brought about by climate change- faces ecological and economic disaster. Filipino peasant women, who are primarily responsible for feeding their families in addition to being the country's food producers, are hard up to produce and secure food for homes
The relief drive will raise funds to support farmers, fisherfolk, peasant women and their families amidst the ongoing El Nino, as food insecurity continues to worsen and food production costs continue to rise. This will provide temporary food relief and abate hunger risks especially among the elderly , women and children as the farming sector awaits the rainy season so that they can start planting crops. Some of the funds will also support production subsidies for seeds and farm inputs
The support will mitigate possible health impacts of women, elderly and children from being underfed due to nutritional deficiency for lack of food. It will foster good health both physically and mentally and strenghten the community to cope up with production problems, loss of income and deteriorating yield outputs. It will also call attention for more support from the government to mitigate the adverse results of long dry spell brought about by worsening climate changes
