For almost three decades, farmers in the Philippines have using chemical fertilizers, persticides and growth regulators in their crop production strategies.  Despite the high cost of these inputs, and the farmer's awareness that they can adversely affect soil fertility, food quality, human and animal health, and environmental quality, they are used extensively because there are few alternatives that would be considered practical and feasible.  One reason for this is that a university-based research has strongly promoted the use of  agricultural chemicals as the best means of achieving the highest possible crop yields. 

The predominant quesiton then is how can the farmers shift from a chemical-intensive agriculture to one that is based on the utilization of natural systems, and still maintain their economic viability.  It is encouraging that there are some efforts now underway by a group of common goals to develop nature farming as an alternative to chemical based agriculture.

We at the Natural Farming Philipipines  will promote the necessary research for the development of productive, profitable, and sustainable natural farming systems, and to ensure that such knowledge is transferred to all the farmers nationwide.