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Edition 087 · learning · MARIEL CELINE SERQUIÑA; GMA News

Young Farmers Need More Than Charters

A new bill proposes a Magna Carta for young farmers. Bureaucracy won't sow the seeds of innovation needed for agricultural rebirth.

Young Farmers Need More Than Charters
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Another week, another well-meaning but ultimately toothless legislative proposal. A Magna Carta for young farmers sounds grand, but it's a bureaucratic band-aid on a gaping wound. We don't need more paper; we need radical investment in agricultural technology, land reform, and a complete overhaul of an education system that devalues manual skills. Why are we still debating basic rights when the farms lie fallow?

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Protecting the rights of young farmers through legislation could provide a crucial foundation, ensuring fair wages, access to resources, and support to retain talent in a vital industry.

Audit trail
  • ·No tech focus
  • ·Bureaucracy trap
  • ·misses core issue
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