Start Up #44: Kids Who Farm - Advocating Food Self-Sufficiency for All

Muneer Hinay is the Co-Founder and President/CEO at Kids Who Farm.Kids Who Farm is a Zamboanga City-based non-profit startup inspiring the youth to be the next generation of farmers. Kids Who Farm's core programs include: the Hyperlocal Food Network, Hyperlokal Kapital Community Savings Club, and Kids Can Compost. Kids Who Farm won the first-ever Manila Bulletin UPLIFT award for Agriculture and is also iDEYA MSU-IIT’s 2021 Startup of the Year.In this episode:00:51  Ano ang Kids Who Farm?02:30  How do you teach farming in Kids Who Farm? How is it made fun & easy? :)05:38  Do you also teach the "why" of farming?08:45  Why are you focusing on teaching urban farming and hydroponics technologies? :)11:30  Kids Who Farm is actually started by father and daughter, Muneer and Raiina. Can you tell us about this story?16:00  Kids Who Farm also won the first-ever UPLIFT award for agriculture by Manila Bulletin. Can you share this story?18:30  Kids Who Farm is also an incubatee of IDEYA at MSU-IIT. How was this experience?23:00  Where is Kids Who Farm now and what aspects of farming and self-sufficiency are you advocating now?26:36  What is the future of farming?29:14  How important really is agriculture and food self-sufficiency in society?31:48  How can listeners know more about Kids Who Farm?KIDS WHO FARMFacebook: www.facebook.com/kidswhofarmCHECK OUT THESE STARTUPS & MSME'S (PATRONS):NutriCoach: www.nutricoach.comLookingFour Buy & Sell Online: www.lookingfour.comBenjoys Food Products: benjoysfoodproducts.comSTART UP PODCASTYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/StartUpPodcastPHSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVaApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394Facebook: www.facebook.com/startuppodcastphPatreon: www.patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPHCREDITSIntro and outro thanks to Terence Boydon: wyrmpres.wordpress.comThis episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com