Written by the researchers of task force partner Montanosa Research and Development Center (MRDC), the report described the state of food security among the Kankanaey at Sitio Dandanac, Barangay Tambaoan, Besao, Mountain Province. It further determined the unintended consequences of agricultural modernization, particularly on the introduction of high-yielding rice varieties on the Kankanaey traditional farming systems and the community’s genetic diversity of rice.

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Presented by Jacqueline “Jill” Carino of task force partner Cordillera Women’s Education Action Research Center (CWEARC), the paper initially defines the general food security situation of indigenous peoples in the Philippines. It then focuses on the conditions of and challenges faced by indigenous peasant women during food insecurity, gleaning through the case of Ibaloi women in Benguet, Philippines.

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Written in 2003 by Muammar Mauricio of task force partner Integrated Development Program for Indigenous People - Southern Tagalog (IDPIP-ST), the report details in both empirical and narrative fashion the state of food security among the Dumagat in General Nakar, Quezon, Philippines. Written before the devastation brought about by the series of typhoons in 2004, the report predicted the serious consequences of illegal logging and unbridled development in the area that, in effect, adversely affected not only the Dumagat but other communities as well.

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