Agriculture has always been close to my heart because I’ve seen both its promise and its pain. It feeds our nation, sustains millions of families, and fuels our economy. But I’ve also seen farmers sell their crops for less than what it cost them to grow, or lose their land because programs failed them. These struggles stay with me. They are why I believe government support matters, not in the abstract, but in very real, human terms.
When farmers are left to fight their battles alone, they almost always lose. But when they are supported, organized, and given the tools to work together, they thrive. That’s why government support and good policies are so important.
These days, technology is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. A farmer with access to a drying facility or even just a reliable logistics system earns more because their produce doesn’t go to waste. With e-commerce, farmers can sell directly to consumers or buyers, eliminating too many middlemen.
At One Farmvest Agriventures, we’ve tried to bridge this gap by connecting farmers directly to supermarkets, hotels, and restaurants. We’ve seen how access to better logistics, sorting, and packaging transforms a farmer’s income. But I also know that without government support in infrastructure, cold storage, or digital platforms, our efforts will never be enough. Government can make these changes nationwide, not just in isolated pockets.
Farming will always come with risks such as typhoons, floods, droughts. I live in a flood-prone area myself, and every siren that signals rising water reminds me of how land-use and government decisions affect ordinary lives. Farmers, who rely on good weather for survival, feel this even more deeply.
This is why risk-sharing policies, crop insurance, and price stabilization programs are so crucial. They give farmers a safety net so that one disaster does not wipe out years of effort.
At the end of the day, farming is not just about farmers. It’s about all of us who eat. Every decision made in agriculture ripples out into our prices at the market, into the food on our table, into the resilience of our communities.
That’s why government support should never just be about subsidies or handouts. It should be about building systems to support cooperatives, encourage sustainable farming, make sure young people and women have equal opportunities in agriculture, and ensure that innovation and research actually reach the people in the fields.
Through One Farmvest, I have seen what’s possible when farmers are supported, how waste can be turned into value, how logistics can change lives, how fair pricing brings dignity back to farming. But I know this can’t be done by one entity alone. We need government, private sector, and communities to work hand in hand.
For me, this isn’t just policy. It’s personal. I have seen farmers lose everything, and I have also seen them rise when given even a little support. That’s why I speak of group efforts, stewardship, and government backing with so much conviction. Because if we get this right, agriculture can finally stop being a story of survival and start being a story of prosperity.