Comments on: In the Philippines: does Oxfam’s livelihoods work go beyond trad income generation?

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By: Cathy Watson

Cathy Watson — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:10:25 +0000

Thanks, Jessan, for answering. That is great about the market. The hype about moringa was so intense in Uganda that when a market did not materialise, most people gave up the crop even for those things for which it was locally useful — like enriching children’s food. Good luck and glad you are in touch with Dr Mercado.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:30:06 +0000

quite right too Jessan – evidence-based quixotes, that’s us…….

By: Jessan Catre

Jessan Catre — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:08:58 +0000

…and, Duncan, yes the “new” dispensation seems quixotic, but since our reach exceeds our grasp, we will continue to plough through. Just as at the global level with just $1 billion+ budget and 6,000+ staff, we presume that we can change the global food system through our GROW campaign

By: Jessan Catre

Jessan Catre — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:59:20 +0000

Hi, Cathy. I’m one of the Oxfam staff who works with our partner, AADC, under the moringa project. There is growing local and international markets for moringa in our part of the world, and we’ve re-validated this early this year as part of our constant market research. In fact, the growers already have multi-year supply contracts. Moringa is not considered as an exotic here, as moringa is part of our landscape. With regards to WAC (formerly ICRAF), we’re in touch with their Mindanao scientist, Dr. Jun Mercado, for a possible research collaboration on more climate resilient crops…

By: Cathy Watson

Cathy Watson — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:15:04 +0000

Uganda went through a moringa phase, which came to nought. No international market. OXFAM needs to contact World Agroforestry Centre and ask about what tree crops will work well there. You do not want to damage the indigenous forest by introducing exotics — what indigenous trees can be made more of?