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Local solutions toward food security

Two years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic came to the fore, drastically disrupting all sectors of Philippine society. But even before the pandemic, the country has already been experiencing two ongoing crises: hunger and malnutrition. It may seem like a good sign that the Philippines was not identified as among the countries with “the likelihood of…

PLDT, Smart provide farmers digital skills, support food security

PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are bringing new technology to Filipino farmers to increase productivity, upgrade skills and restore and rehabilitate farms damaged by recent calamities. The telecommunications companies are partnering with similar-minded private groups and organizations in . The day after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit North Luzon, PLDT and Smart undertook the…