PERMACULTURE RESEARCH PH
An Independent Research Initiative
Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Dear future partner,
Food security is a multidimensional
issue that encompasses agriculture, human nutrition, and public health as well
as economics and governance. In a survey conducted in the Philippines by the
World Food Program in 2015, the main reasons for food insecurity were low
income and the absence of a stable job. Other reasons include climate
change-related calamities that caused damage to crops and infrastructures.
Permaculture is a
design-based solution that can address food insecurity in the Philippines. It
is a regenerative design framework based on whole systems thinking, observation
of natural patterns, creative use of multifunctional components, biomimicry,
and the application of ecological design principles in, but not limited to, the
management of food systems.
To put it simply, permaculture is a design for sustainable living.
Permaculture designs
around the world vary in appearance and in scale, from a single household to an
entire community, yet all designs emphasize the use of locally available
resources (natural and social capital) to create resilient and sustainable
living systems that are food secure.
Strong social
networks and the internet have played a significant role in permaculture
information dissemination and the promotion of permaculture design courses
(PDCs). In a study published by Ferguson and Lovell in 2013, the practice of
permaculture has been observed to spread fast internationally in recent years.
But permaculture has never been formally studied in the scientific community in
the Philippines. Today, the largest gap in Philippine permaculture research is
the lack of data on the location and status of local permaculture projects. Our
initial survey results report that there are around 170 practitioners scattered
across the country. In this regard, scientific research is needed to justify
the adoption of permaculture design in local food production systems as a doable
means to achieve food security.
Permaculture Research PH (PRPH) is an independent research initiative
formed in Los Banos, Laguna in 2015. Mobilized by a graduate student from the
University of the Philippines Open University, the intention of the group was to spark
interest in the scientific study of permaculture design in the country.
Our main goal is to study and document permaculture designs all over the
Philippines and to communicate to the masses how permaculture can be a
sustainable way of living regardless of income, property, and resources.
This year we will be visiting permaculture sites in Quezon, Nueva Ecija,
Laguna, Metro Manila, Mt. Province, Isabela, Palawan, Antique, Cebu, La Union,
and Zamboanga del Sur.
We hope to visit more sites next year (2019 onwards) and monitor the
progress of sites previously visited.
WE ARE INVITING YOU TO PARTNER
WITH US
If you feel that your business or organization have the same goals as we
do, we are inviting you to partner with our research initiative to further the
scientific study of permaculture in the Philippines.
With your help via our crowdfunding campaign (minimum donation of Php 1.00 only), we can visit and
monitor more sites, purchase equipment, and take care of the welfare of our
research team for years to come.
Please visit our crowdfunding campaign page at https://gogetfunding.com/designing-food-security/.
By clicking the link, you can donate any
amount via Paypal or debit/credit card.
You can also deposit any amount directly to our bank account:
Jabez Joshua M. Flores
BPI Family Bank Los Banos Branch
Account Number: 5806-2873-44
For more information about our
research projects, please visit the following links:
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/permacultureresearchph/
E-mail: permacultureresearchph@gmail.com
Thank you very much for
your help!
Sincerely,
JABEZ JOSHUA M. FLORES, MENRM
Team Leader, Permaculture Research PH
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