Agrarian Reform in the Philippines: Status and Perspectives for 1998 and Beyond. Workshop Proceedings

Backyard Eel Culture

Bio-intensive Approach to Small-scale Household Food Production

Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources Management: Basic Concepts and Ideas for Action. An information kit

Low-external Input Rice Production Technology Information Kit

Tell the People

The Ting Hsien Experiment in 1934

Agrarian Reform in the Philippines: Status and Perspectives for 1998 and Beyond. Case studies. 1998 (Volume 1).

by Rachel V. Polestico, Antonio V. Quizon and Peter Hildemann

Five case studies written by long-time activists in civil society’s struggle for poverty eradication and agrarian reform are featured in this publication. The book provides insights into the complexities of the ongoing agrarian reform process in the Philippines. It combines analysis of macro and micro-level development and academic approach and suggests future advocacy. The draft version of the study was discussed in a workshop with wide participation of Philippine people’s organizations, farmers’ organizations, NGOs and government representatives. Feedback from this consultation was included in the study. The workshop proceeding is also published as a Volume 2 of this publication. The German Agro Action funded the workshop and the production of this publication.

Agrarian Reform in the Philippines: Status and Perspectives for 1998 and Beyond. Workshop Proceedings. 1998  

(Volume 2).

The proceedings center on the analysis on the three case studies on Agrarian Reform in the Philippines- based on the field research by Rachel Polestico, Antonio Quizon and Peter Hildemann - in a workshop setting, by experienced activists and practitioners in the Philippines. The case studies and the commentaries and critiques by the workshop participants, shed light on the complex solutions that are needed, and are possible, to make Agrarian Reform an effective 21st Century solution to persistent causes and consequences of poverty among rural populations in the Philippines.

The publication addresses the changes of modern Agrarian Reform in a democratic society, and within the tension of a world setting of globalization set against national programs of localization. It also reviews the need, and experience, that Agrarian Reform go beyond land title to land use, by and for the rural poor. Like the case studies (Volume 1), the production of the proceedings was funded by GAA.

Backyard Eel Culture. 1997.

The manual describes the culture systems for both the Anguilla and Monopterus species of eels with emphasis on the need to use local resources in an environmentally sound manner. The information is presented in a simplified form and is highly illustrated and cartoonized.

The publication is one of the outputs of a field project funded by the German Agro Action.

Bio-intensive Approach to Small-scale Household Food Production. 1993.

Second printing: February 1998 - Out of Stock

This revised edition of the original information kit titled Bio-intensive Approach to Family Food Gardens has been updated with new technical topics and additional themes. It presents low-cost strategies for small-scale household gardening which aims to improve the nutritional status of rural and peri-urban households, as well as supplementing their income through the sale of vegetables. The kit focuses on both humid and semi-arid tropical conditions.

Funding for the publication was provided by the International Foundation, USA and the Australian Direct Action Program, Australian Embassy in the Philippines.

The kit has been reprinted by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) of the Philippines for its use.

Note: The above free loose leaf edition (1st and 2nd printing) is now Out of Stock.

A 3rd re-print in now available for sale from our Online Bookstore

Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources Management: Basic Concepts and Ideas for Action. An information kit. 1992.

This kit was designed for learning about basic concepts, issues and problems related to environment and natural resource use and degradation. Based on Philippine experiences, it is intended for use by students, trainers and policy makers in government and non-government organizations.

Low-external Input Rice Production Technology Information Kit. 1990.

Second printing: February 1998

Alternative rice production strategies are presented in this kit, focusing on proven technologies based on a variety of sources including farmer-level field experiences, institutional research, as well as traditional practices. Topics covered are integrated nutrient management, farm diversification, livestock integration and integrated pest management. The materials are designed for use by field technicians, trainers and rural development workers.

The Rockefeller Brothers’ Fund provided the funding for the publication.

Tell the People. 1984

This publication was written by Pearl S. Buck, a Nobel Literature Prize laureate. It is about the rural reconstruction (or rural development) movement as it started in China in the 1920s. The writer interviews Y.C James Yen, founder of IIRR. It details how what we call people-centered development today was actually practiced by this Chinese movement in the early part of the 20^th century.

The Ting Hsien Experiment in 1934.

This publication is an excellent account of how the mass education movement in China started, culminating into the rural reconstruction movement that eventually brought about IIRR. Ting Hsien, county in North China, was the first ‘social laboratory’ established to learn more about rural life and how the poor can be helped to develop. It could easily have been the very first integrated rural development project ever.

This publication, written by Y.C James Yen the founder of IIRR, should be of interest to all those involved in rural development work, and those studying the history and sociology of development.