NEDA endorses De Venecia's

PANGASINAN Repr€eentative Christopherde Ven€- country. Further-

cia welcomed the National Econornic ind Develoo- more, it is desimed
ment Authorifs endorsement for the immediaL to stengthen ;xist-
passage of his Honse biu the Mama Ca a ofyounc
- ing arid staFof-the-
Farmec - tlhich aims to recognEe and protect
well-being of farn.els ased ltto 95.
thE art faming activi-
tiel and provide in-
"I shongly believe thaathe governmmt should en- ceritivesthatwill€n-
courage young people to engage in agficultwe by estaF courage the young
Iishing meclEnisns for the pro-motidn and protefoon of agricultural gadu-
theirrights, given the fact thlt the average aie of FiLioino ates to venture into
larutes is 57-59 years old,,, De Venecia sid. agriculture and be-
"I thank the MDA for lending ib rravitas to this come 'agri-pre-
caus€, and for its highlevel advice-to mi fullow oolicv neuts'-
makers. to pass thJ Magna Carta of Virung faimeri ulp p.opoues how the young farmers and
immediateln" the solon added. ..,fu !]l
fisheF will gain access to market, pribes, sdvices orovid-
. As the_country's premier socio€conomic plarmng
body, NEDA is coruitered the authority rn mactoeco-
ed by *rc govemmmt, and nevi tecluroloeies ;rch as
onlbebt$iaesses, telecommutingand or . reorocure-
nomic forecagting and policy, analysis ind research. ment. It will also institutionalize iouns farme*, reDre-
DuringibrecmtbriefinginCongessinline with the s€ntation in various decision-m.jking-and agncu.ltfu al
p",ttl"o terT *9o"!9lgr-t!c blueprint, the philippine policy-making bodies initiated by thdgover;nent and
Development (PDP)
Plan 20U-24t22, NEDA Da$utv private entities to fully rea.tize th6ir roles as agmts and
Director Ge-neral Rosemarie G. Ed lon has eyed atlcait parhers for developmmt.
a dozen bills, including th6 Magna Cartj of youne isln{ely supported
-the -. lre!$ by various stakeholders,
larTors as pri.ori9a legrslations in last three years oY Nc€s_like Task Forcb'Mapalaii (TR!,I) KATARUN:
thel)uterte adminishation tjo boost economic CAN, Pambansang Kilusari ng mga Samahane Mas-
The.Magna Carta of Young Farmers recognizes trowth.
the sasj*a (PAKISAMA), Asian-Faiirers, AssoEatiol
shategic role of young farme"rs by providini a oojicv (AlA), a network of various far.mels, organizations
hamework that will afford them a-xirse of pritre io thit across '[0 Asian countries, and the phi.lioolre Leeisla_
they wil opt to stay in the farms, make a decmt livine tiors'Comnj ttee on Population and Devefdpment F\6un_
ttom agricultue and secure the food sufficiency of rhE dation, Inc. (PL,CPD),-arnong others. pqg<.]