Philippines Executive Order! Rolling Out The Backyard Food Production Programs In The Urban Areas
Friday, February 6, 2009 7:00 AM
From:
“Michael Levenston”
I, Gloria M. Arroyo, President of the Philippines, by the power vested in me by
law, do hereby order - Rolling Out The Backyard Food Production Programs In The
Urban Areas - January 16, 2009
Malacañang, Manila
By The President Of The Philippines
Executive Order No. 776
Rolling Out The Backyard Food Production Programs In The Urban Areas
WHEREAS, two-thirds of the world is in recession, though the Philippines is not;
WHEREAS, it is not business as usual; government agencies must hit the round running;
WHEREAS, the government should take advantage of the window of opportunity, i.e.
declining inflation and interest rates and good weather;
WHEREAS, the government has committed Three Hundred Billion Pesos (P300,000,000,000.00)
to economic stimulus programs, including comprehensive livelihood and emergency
employment program (CLEEP), that will save or create millions of new jobs.
WHEREAS, part of CLEEP consists of backyard food production programs like Gulayan
ng Masa and the Integrated Services for Livelihood Advancement (ISLA) for subsistence
fisherfolk.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA M. ARROYO,
President of the Philippines, by the power
vested in me by law, do hereby order:
See the complete document on our web site.
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But, somehow I can't see Michelle 0bama doing that.
Ok, regarding the cheap pkts. of seed - They are the way that inventories are balanced in the seed industry - note that they say 'Packed for 2009 season' does not say produced in 2008 for 2009 season, as long as they meet the State required germination percentage, they can be sold that way. Many are varieties that just didn't sell well enough - therefore the older varieties show up.
Producing those hybrid seeds is a very labor intensive industry, so guess where many of them are produced... India has a huge hybrid seed production industry.