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Altertrade recognizes:

• That Food is Life.  Food is parallel to human existence and the survival and growth of a society depends on the scarcity or abundance of food for its people.

• Access to Food limited to a few.  In the Philippines, 25.3% (roughly 25M) of Filipinos live below poverty threshold;  8M Filipinos suffer moderate hunger, 4.1M Filipinos in state of chronic hunger;  33.6% of Filipino children 5 yrs and below in state of stunted growth; and figures are increasing.

• Availability of Safe Food is almost non-existent.  A serious problem of people dying and infected with food-born diseases and from water contamination.  Food giant companies have conditioned people to consume chemical-drenched produce, processed products and hormone-filled animal products.

 

Real Food Movement advocacy for Altertrade means:

•   We are advocates and consumers of Real Food – food that is Non-GMO, organic, ecologically-grown, not altered nor contaminated, produced through eco-friendly agriculture practices, traceable, fairly produced and traded, locally produced, rooted on values and culture, upholds indigenous traditions and farming practices, slow food not fast food, food with a face / a story, healthy and nutritious, affordable, accessible and of good quality.  Food that connects and empowers producers and consumers.  (insert Real Food wheel)

 

Altertrade hopes for a Food System where…

• We grow what we eat

• We grow enough to meet our basic dietary needs to become active and healthy

• We determine what we process and how we distribute

• We produce other  products for trade with those we need but cannot produce, without undermining our security and sovereignty.