{"id":62506,"date":"2024-09-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=62506"},"modified":"2024-09-20T09:51:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T01:51:24","slug":"sowing-seeds-of-change-a-banana-planting-project-in-davao-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=62506","title":{"rendered":"Sowing Seeds of Change\u2014A Banana Planting Project in Davao, the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"62506\" class=\"elementor elementor-62506\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45007733 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45007733\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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initiative.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7460119 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7460119\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65f2b130\" data-id=\"65f2b130\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ebeb8e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ebeb8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d2e8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61d2e8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/137-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/137-15.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/137-15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/137-15-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/137-15-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c44c820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c44c820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Residents of Santo Ni\u00f1o, Talaingod, Davao del Norte, joined Tzu Chi\u2019s agricultural poverty alleviation project. With the assistance of volunteers, they implemented an economic model that has improved their living conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b14abd3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3b14abd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48dbbe4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48dbbe4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f675363\" data-id=\"f675363\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c76d1 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33c76d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201c<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e0e9e4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e0e9e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7472d2c\" data-id=\"7472d2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161aa1d elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"161aa1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am not the only one experiencing joy here. All the families who have planted banana trees are happy too,\u201d said Eric Parcon, who, along with fellow farmers, was harvesting banana bunches in Santo Ni\u00f1o, Talaingod, Davao del Norte, in the Philippines\u2019 Davao Region. Tzu Chi volunteers from Davao and Manila joined them, promptly purchasing their harvests and providing them with immediate earnings.<\/p><p>Eric and the other farmers couldn\u2019t have imagined this scenario before 2022. That year, he and 40 other families from the Ata Manobo tribe began participating in Tzu Chi\u2019s banana planting livelihood project in Talaingod. Prior to that, Eric relied solely on planting corn and abaca. These crops took 4 and 12 months, respectively, to harvest. Unfortunately, he could only get around 10,000 pesos (US$170) for corn and 8,000 pesos (US$137) for abaca. This equated to a total income of 38,000 pesos (US$650) per year, or approximately 3,000 pesos (US$52) per month. This was a paltry sum, especially for a young father of three.<\/p><p>\u201cIt was truly insufficient,\u201d remarked Armando Dusonan Jr., Eric\u2019s brother-in-law and a fellow farmer. The meager income from their harvests every four months only allowed them to enjoy rice\u2014a luxury for them\u2014for a brief week. After that, they would revert to their customary routine of eating only once a day, mostly relying on cassava.<\/p><p>Food wasn\u2019t the only challenge in their community. Living in a remote rural area, they also faced difficulties accessing electricity, information, and medical care. \u201cWhenever our children fell ill, we couldn\u2019t afford a trip to the hospital due to financial constraints,\u201d said Armando. \u201cOur earnings weren\u2019t even enough to meet our daily needs.\u201d<\/p><p>But a transformation has taken place for Armando, Eric, and their community since Tzu Chi\u2019s banana planting livelihood project in Talaingod began to show results. In the summer of 2023, the banana seedlings they planted 19 months earlier started providing them with a consistent harvest of new fruit every two weeks, eliminating the months of waiting for income.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen the improvement in their lives ever since, and it genuinely warms my heart,\u201d said Ariel Garao, the volunteer in charge of the project. \u201cWhat\u2019s beautiful about this project is its sustainability as long as they continue to work on it.\u201d<\/p><p>Tzu Chi volunteers in Davao started working with the indigenous peoples of Talaingod when the pandemic started in 2020. They saw how difficult the lives of the Ata Manobo were and recognized their need for assistance. In response, they distributed rice and other groceries in Talaingod to help residents through the pandemic. They later followed up with the banana planting project, providing seedlings, organic fertilizers, and technical expertise. Although the banana plants grew more slowly due to the use of organic fertilizers and sustainable farming practices, the quality and quantity of the fruit were exceptional. By August 2023, the trees were heavily laden with fruit, and new shoots began to emerge after harvesting.<\/p><p>For Eric Parcon\u2019s family, the banana planting project has alleviated some of the challenges of their poverty-stricken life. \u201cCompared with eating only once a day before, we can now enjoy three meals a day with rice and viand,\u201d he shared. \u201cWe also get to savor our banana produce. It\u2019s truly delicious!\u201d<\/p><p>Fortunately, their community now has electricity, and Eric was able to purchase a TV, providing them with access to news and information, as well as a bit of entertainment. \u201cAfter a tiring day, it\u2019s nice to watch TV with my family and unwind,\u201d he said, smiling.<\/p><p>He proudly mentioned that he can now give some money to his children when asked for candy. \u201cAs a father, it pained me when I couldn\u2019t provide for them,\u201d he said, teary-eyed. \u201cBut now, even if it\u2019s just for candy, I feel so happy when I see their joy.\u201d<\/p><p>With a steady income from banana harvests, Eric and Armando were able to acquire a motorcycle through monthly installments, improving transportation to the market where they sell and buy goods for their families. \u201cPreviously, we had to walk for six hours to reach the market. Now, it takes us only half an hour,\u201d said Armando, with a sigh of relief.<\/p><p>Armando can also now provide an allowance to his young children for school. \u201cBefore, they would go to school with nothing. Now, I can give them five pesos, and they\u2019re ecstatic,\u201d he exclaimed. \u201cThat makes me happy as well.\u201d<\/p><p>Armando holds one dream for his children\u2014to receive a good education and lead better lives in the future. \u201cI will continue to plant bananas for them to finish school,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcc1473 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fcc1473\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90e193a\" data-id=\"90e193a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b33c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b33c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tzu Chi\u2019s Livelihood Improvement Programs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8111083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8111083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Indonesia: Great Love Mobile Noodle Stall Lending Program for small vendors.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0496fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0496fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The Philippines: Training in dental assistance, business marketing, welding, computer repair, and customer service English. 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