AAMBIS-OWA is a party-list for marginalized farmers in the Philippines.
We seek congressional representation for the poorest farmers in the country.
AAMBIS-OWA is #19 (party-list) in the official ballot of the May 2010 national elections.
AAMBIS-OWA aims to help farmers increase their crop yield and sales margin. Basic solutions to the big problems of marginalized farmers in the country!
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Basic facts:
Almost 40% of the Philippine population are farmers.
But only 15% of the Philippine GDP is from agriculture.
Most of these farmers are marginalized farmers, living way below the poverty line.
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Who we are:
- small land owners (1 to 4 hectares)
- farming in the far-flung areas of the countryside
- supporting 4 children
- earning as low as 20,000 pesos per year
- plagued by low crop yield, high farming costs, poor infrastructure and low crop prices
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AAMBIS: a marginalized farmers' group
AAMBIS: simple solutions to the basic problems of the poorest farmers
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