Ms Florangel says:
It is now clear that if journalism is to play an
important role in national development, it must focus on where it is most needed
– the local communities that are in the process of decentralizing.
(“Community Journalism” from 7knetwork.com, “Climate-friendly”
from sciencedirect.com)
In aid of national development, she says, journalism “must
focus on where it is most needed – the local communities that are in the
process of decentralizing.” She says the communicators can mediate in 2 ways:
(a) “mobilizing citizen participation” and (b) serving as “watchdogs” eyeing
“effective governance.”
Meanwhile,
what should the national and local governments be pushing in the farms? I say,
“Regenerative Agriculture” (RA). That is where my blog “Communication for Development of Vibrant Villages (ComDeV) [blogspot.com] focuses on – shared vigorous
growth of villages via agriculture.
Ms Florangel is focused on journalists (1) watching out for
any “inequalities in financing resources among LGUs, or the local government
units,” (2) [encouraging the enhancement of LGU] capacities, as well as (3) helping
governance “enhance transparency.”
Ms
Florangel is focused on the journalists, as she is a journalist herself. I am
focused on the villages where farmers & their families live, as I am an aggie
educator (BSA major in Ag Edu, UP Los Baños, 1965).
Right
now, I am pursuing Regenerative Agriculture, as I said earlier. With the principles
of & practices under RA followed:
The farms would enjoy naturally rich soils;
The farmers would enjoy naturally rich harvests;
The consumers would enjoy naturally rich foods;
The farmers would enjoy rich bank accounts –
RA would thus enrich the countryside with vibrant villages!
Ms Florangel is co-founder of the Asian Institute of Journalism & Communication (AIJC), with
headquarters in Manila. On its Facebook page (facebook.com),
the AIJC says:
For over four decades, the Asian Institute of Journalism
and Communication (AIJC) has empowered generations of communicators across
different sectors and industries. AIJC continues to keep up with the rapidly
evolving media and communication landscape, tackling challenges, and creating
innovation and opportunities together with its students, alumni, and
stakeholders.
The
AIJC is “creating innovation and opportunities” with journalists pushing for “citizen
participation in governance” – I’m thinking of the day when AIJC graduates
learn enough of Regenerative Agriculture to help push it in the countryside;
that would be journalists and citizens participating in a type of agriculture
that helps solve “Farmer Poverty” and resolve “Climate Change!”
Yet,
what I see as the priority problem is that not a single aggie institution
in the Philippines has adopted and none is teaching the philosophy of Regenerative
Agriculture.
As
Peter, Paul and Mary sang, “When will they ever learn? When will they ever
learn?”@517
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