Indigenous women in Agusan del Sur want to spread traditional cassava recipes to help communities brace for the food security impact of climate change amid a lack of government support for farmers in their area
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COOKING CASSAVA. An indigenous woman in San Luis, Agusan Del Sur, demonstrates how to cook puto, a steamed variation of cassava. , Zenaida said that about 90% of locals in Agusan del Sur are farmers. In provinces covered by forests such as San Luis, corn, bananas, and sweet potatoes are the usual source of food of indigenous people .
HARVESTING BINGGALA. Zenaida Mansiliohan harvests binggala or cassava in San Luis, Agusan del Sur, in preparation of cooking. She added that IPs, especially the youth, are starting to lose interest in farming and are slowly resorting to entering corporate employment and even migration, just to get by. Reyes highlighted that women in indigenous communities follow a long-term custom of feeding her community and family first before themselves. Given the scarcity of food, she claims that women are hungrier now.
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