Aiming for adeeuate food on the table and better education for children Negros Island, Philippines is well known as "Sugar Island". Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs), former sugar plantation workers who got their own land through government agrarian reform, are producing sugar cane for Mascubado sugar with an assistance from ATC. Sugar farmers need a huge amount of production fund as it takes almost one year from planting to harvesting. ATC has extended low-interest loan service to 3 producers cooperatives by APF loan. Producers cooperatives allocate a profit for sugar cane production for next year, purchase of tractors and rice production. Loan received by Alter Trace Corporation (ATC) Impremented by Altertrade Philippine Foundation for Food Sovreignty (ATPF) Year launched (loan period) FY2012 (5 Years) Loan amount 13,800,000 Japanese Yen (6,286,900 Pesos) 2017 2016

Aiming for adeeuate food on the table and better education for children Negros Island, Philippines is well known as "Sugar Island". Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs), former sugar plantation workers who got their own land through government agrarian reform, are producing sugar cane for Mascubado sugar with an assistance from ATC. Sugar farmers need a huge amount of production fund as it takes almost one year from planting to harvesting. ATC has extended low-interest loan service to 7 producers cooperatives by APF 1st and 2nd loan . Loan received by Alter Trace Corporation (ATC) Impremented by Altertrade Philippine Foundation for Food Sovreignty (ATPF) Year launched (loan period) FY2013 (5 Years) Loan amount 5,131,640 Japanese Yen (2,094,547 Pesos) 2017 2016

Aiming for adeeuate food on the table and better education for children Negros Island, Philippines is well known as "Sugar Island". Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs), former sugar plantation workers who got their own land through government agrarian reform, are producing sugar cane for Mascubado sugar with an assistance from ATC. Sugar farmers need a huge amount of production fund as it takes almost one year from planting to harvesting. ATC has extended low-interest loan service to 11 producers cooperatives by APF 1st to 3rd loan. Loan received by Alter Trace Corporation (ATC) Impremented by Altertrade Philippine Foundation for Food Sovreignty (ATPF) Year launched (loan period) FY2014 (5 Years) Loan amount 11,203,948 Japanese Yen (4,500,000 Pesos) 2017 2016

In the first half year in 2016, El Nino caused severe drought hit all over the Philippines, especaially Mindanao Island. It damaged balangon banana production and shipping was drastically decreased. Balangon farmers through ATC have tried to revive banana production through planting new suckers and fertilization. Loan received by Alter Trace Corporation (ATC) Impremented by Alter Trace Corporation (ATC) Year launched (loan period) FY2016 (5 years) Loan amount 19,153,793 Japanese Yen （8,627,835 Peso）