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Ending Hunger

by: Henrylito Tacio of Edge Davao
2015 Best Agriculture Feature Story - Regional

This three-part series discusses the food shortage problems that the country faces in light of the growing population and the solutions that can be implemented. To address the issues of soil erosion, The Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center in Southern Mindanao has discovered Sloping Agricultural Land Technology. To answer the fish supply shortage, especially in the Davao Gulf, properly managed aquaculture. And finally, it also shows how biotechnology can address climate change, pesticide use and malnutrition. If used properly and responsibility, it may be the answer to the dwindling global food production.