http://igorotblogger.com/2007/02/biag-di-gardinero-lives-of-vegetable.html A news and information blog on the Igorots/iCordilleras Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://igorotblogger.com/2007/02/biag-di-gardinero-lives-of-vegetable.html#comment-178 pagano Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:11:00 +0000 http://igorotblogger.com/?p=121#comment-178 the situation for highland vegetable farmers has always been similar with that of gamblers, or maybe just a little worse for the farmers. they sow the seeds and tend to them till they are fit to harvest.(this last sentence over-simplifies the whole gardening process- the endless hours of labor, the never ending expenses, plus the psychological pain that accompanies the gardening endeavour (pests attack, the weather gets uncooperative, gloria is still not resigning, etc, etc...) come harvest time, one might imagine that the farmer should now be given his just compensation, but no. the selling is beyond his control and it is really up to the gods if they allowed the market forces to work in the farmer's favor. it's not seldom when the farmer actually gets more indebted when the sales is not enough to cover the car's rental-if he had to rent one. imagine that- all the months of hard work and he is now fully in debt. it would have been better if he just allowed his plants to rot or he shouldn't have wasted his time on his garden plots. he should have just slept the entire time. he should have used the money to gamble- the risks, i think, would be practically even with gardening. sure, economics should be allowed to play its course; let the law of supply and demand prevail over the market. but couldn't our poor farmers be given a fairer deal? in other countries, subsidizing the farmers is the norm. the debate in some parliaments in these countries would actually center on whether to subsidize the area of the lot planted or the actual production from said lot. either way, the farmer is assured of a decent income. we can only turn green with envy. the situation for highland vegetable farmers has always been similar with that of gamblers, or maybe just a little worse for the farmers. they sow the seeds and tend to them till they are fit to harvest.(this last sentence over-simplifies the whole gardening process- the endless hours of labor, the never ending expenses, plus the psychological pain that accompanies the gardening endeavour (pests attack, the weather gets uncooperative, gloria is still not resigning, etc, etc…) come harvest time, one might imagine that the farmer should now be given his just compensation, but no. the selling is beyond his control and it is really up to the gods if they allowed the market forces to work in the farmer’s favor. it’s not seldom when the farmer actually gets more indebted when the sales is not enough to cover the car’s rental-if he had to rent one. imagine that- all the months of hard work and he is now fully in debt. it would have been better if he just allowed his plants to rot or he shouldn’t have wasted his time on his garden plots. he should have just slept the entire time. he should have used the money to gamble- the risks, i think, would be practically even with gardening. sure, economics should be allowed to play its course; let the law of supply and demand prevail over the market. but couldn’t our poor farmers be given a fairer deal? in other countries, subsidizing the farmers is the norm. the debate in some parliaments in these countries would actually center on whether to subsidize the area of the lot planted or the actual production from said lot. either way, the farmer is assured of a decent income. we can only turn green with envy.

]]> http://igorotblogger.com/2007/02/biag-di-gardinero-lives-of-vegetable.html#comment-177 Bill Bilig Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:48:00 +0000 http://igorotblogger.com/?p=121#comment-177 Ha ha. Some are already doing that and I certainly don't blame them. Ingat ka nga lang at baka ka mahuli at malagay sa Bilibid :-) Ha ha. Some are already doing that and I certainly don’t blame them. Ingat ka nga lang at baka ka mahuli at malagay sa Bilibid

]]> http://igorotblogger.com/2007/02/biag-di-gardinero-lives-of-vegetable.html#comment-176 The Nashman Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:14:00 +0000 http://igorotblogger.com/?p=121#comment-176 i'm telling you, i'm converting my small patch of land into marijuana cultivation. this hobbit government is inept i’m telling you, i’m converting my small patch of land into marijuana cultivation. this hobbit government is inept

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