SM group’s corporate social responsibility arm, SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) has innovated its social good programs to better serve its stakeholders, especially those in grassroots communities. One of the efforts launched by SMFI is the Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmer’s Market Day, where KSK program alumni were given the opportunity to strengthen their learnings, market … Continued
People helping people. This philosophy of the SM group continues to live on and is evident at the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmer’s Market Day in SM Malls throughout the country. In partnership with SM Supermalls, Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Technical Education … Continued
Some KSK Pasay graduates with their quality produce “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” This is what SM Foundation (SMFI) believes in as it touches the lives of farmers across the country through its Kabalikat … Continued
KSK farmers from Davao harvesting their produce. Agriculture plays a significant role in the Philippine economy. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), agriculture contributes an average of 20 percent to the Gross Domestic Product of the country. This output comes mainly from agribusiness, which in turn accounts for about … Continued
