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Edwin Paraluman

Title Rice and Corn Farmer
Organization Philippines

Edwin Paraluman is a rice and corn farmer in Mindanao, Philippines. He is also the president of Nursery Farmer Irrigators Association, vice chairman of Philippine Farmers Advisory Board, and coordinator of Asian Farmers Regional Network.

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My First "Golden" Harvest: A Rice Farmer in the Philippines Tells His Story

April 13, 2011 / Edwin Paraluman

I am a farmer in the Philippines, in the southern province of Mindanao. Children in my community, like my grandson, receive important health check-ups that sometimes include regular vitamin A supplements.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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