Rural Rising Philippines is selling tomatoes at P450 for 10 kilos. These crops were part of the organization's 'rescue buy' initiatives for the farmers in need.
A social enterprise came to the rescue of unsold tomatoes in Nueva Ecija from a farmer whose daughter is suffering from a debilitating condition., a non-government organization that conducts “rescue buys” for farmers, shared the plight of the tomato farmer who asked them for help.In one of the posts on February 5, RuRi shared a video that showed sacks of tomatoes that were about to be thrown away due to a lack of buyers.“Is it tomato dumping season? Apparently, it is.
“A tomato farmer from Lupao, Nueva Ecija sent us this video. Her difficulties are not only finding buyers for the [product] but having to watch her daughter Jodie suffer from a debilitating condition. This is probably one of the most heart-breaking [videos] that a farmer has ever sent us,” RuRi said.of Jodie in another post on Sunday, February 5. In the video, the daughter asked for donations to help with her medication.“We wish to rescue her tomatoes and ease her burdens.
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