๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ‘Minsan sa Isang Taon,’
Therese Angelie L. Canete Grade 9 - Justice
This video taught me na magpasalamat sa mga pagkaing nasa mesa at sa mga sakripisyong ginawa ng aking mga mahal sa buhay para lamang mabigyan kami ng pagkain. They not only provide us with food but the other needs that we have. However, I learned that the abaca farmers waited a long time for harvest, and getting the fiber out of the abaca tree is so tiring and what makes me sad is that these people did so much hard work from planting the tree, protecting it from bad weather, harvesting it, taking it down to the market and yet get very little money. Ito ay napaka-unfair.
As a young individual, I have realized that abaca farmers should not depend on abaca which takes a year to harvest. They had better plant other crops which takes short time to harvest and need less amount of maintenance. Sa ganitong paraan, hindi na kailangang maghintay ng isang taon ang kanilang pamilya para makakain ng masasarap na pagkain sa mesa. Ang mga pananim tulad ng kamote, mais, and many other crops ay mas madaling itanim at ang oras ng pag-aani ay hindi masyadong mahaba. Sa tingin ko, dapat itong isaalang-alang ng ating mga magsasaka. Also, the government should do something to our abaca farmers. Provide them with their needs and at least help them with the transportation instead of walking down the mountain in order to reach the market. Close monitoring on the price of abaca should be done. If this crop can only be harvested once a year, its price should at least compensate. I think the buyer's price is just too low for such rare product not to mention the hard work our farmers did.
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