Ditdit Pelegrina

Wilhelmina (Ditdit) R. Pelegrina - "with a background in horticulture and environmental sciences - has been involved in community based work to advance sustainable farming in the Philippines and Southeast Asia since 1992. She is currently the Executive Director of Southeast Asia Regional Initiative for Community Empowerment (SEARICE), a regional NGO, based in the Philippines. SEARICE works with farmers, local government units, academic institutions and NGOs in Southeast Asia (including Bhutan) on practical/field work and on policy advocacy and campaigning work towards the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity and farmers’ rights as part of its contribution to agrarian reform struggles. "

• Director, ETC Group