{"id":29240,"date":"2021-06-19T13:48:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T05:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?p=29240"},"modified":"2021-06-19T13:48:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T05:48:39","slug":"wwf-philippines-cisco-systems-make-pitch-for-food-security-in-northern-palawan-amid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/wwf-philippines-cisco-systems-make-pitch-for-food-security-in-northern-palawan-amid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"WWF-Philippines, Cisco Systems make pitch for food security in Northern Palawan amid pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A farmer plants rice in a field on the island municipality of Dumaran, Northern Palawan. WWF-Philippines and WWF-Singapore are pushing for food security for Dumaran. Photograph \u00a9 Alo Lantin \/ WWF-Philippines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Philippines<\/strong> \u2013 In a bid for sustainable food security, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines, with the help of Cisco Systems, has committed to the construction of food sheds in rural communities in Northern Palawan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project comes in response to livelihood disruptions caused by the pandemic. With lockdown restrictions making travel between towns difficult, many farmers and fishers have had difficulty selling their produce. Regional tourism has also plummeted, pushing coastal communities once reliant on visiting tourists further into poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loss of livelihood and rising poverty has also placed additional pressure on natural resources, as ailing communities increasingly turn to fishing to meet their daily needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To counteract this, WWF-Philippines will oversee the construction of food sheds in twenty communities across the island of Dumaran. A third-class municipality in Northeastern Palawan, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dumaran is separated from the mainland by a thin stretch of water \u2013 and in turn has suffered resource shortages throughout the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n