Unannounced, “The Think Revolution” In PH Has Been Happening Via Agriculture, With The Quiet Leadership Of Agriculture Secretary William Dar

“Let Leni Lead,” Leni Robredo’s supporters would say. “Let The Mind Lead” I would say. Theirs is The Pink Revolution. An agriculturist and a communicator for village development, I find more meaning in The Think Revolution that involves millions of farmers. This Revolution has very few people paying attention to and supporting it.

That explains the images above: blue heads communicating from Dreamstime.com, aggie-related scenes in a single Windows 10 accidental collage the photograph of which I took from my external 20-in ViewSonic monitor. And why did I superimpose a profile of Mr Dar right in the middle of the composite image? Because he is the Thinker of The Think Revolution!

The truth is, some 2 months before he was appointed Secretary, on Monday, 03 Jun 2019, in his Manila Times column, Mr Dar came out with his “The ‘New Thinking’ For Agriculture” (manilatimes.net), where he said:

I can affirm we can double the income of farmers and fisherfolk in three years, also taking into account value-adding activities and the downstream industries they can create.

For the New Thinking for agriculture, he said:

I have conceptualized eight paradigms to level up the country’s agriculture sector: modernization must continue; industrialization of agriculture is key; promotion of exports is a necessity; consolidation of small- and medium-sized farms; roadmap development would be crucial; infrastructure development would be critical; higher budget and investment for Philippine agriculture (are required); and legislative support is needed.

Note: New Thinking with its 8 paradigms – Mr Dar is an original thinker.

Repeat: He said, “I can affirm we can double the income of farmers and fisherfolk in three years.” But then, because of the occurrence of multiple cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19), on Sunday, 08 Mar 2020, PH President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued a state of public health emergency, and things have not been the same since – while your thoughts are free, your movements are not. And the Philippines has never been the same again, to put it mildly.

Covid-19 notwithstanding, undaunted as a whole, the New Thinking For Agriculture continues.

Now, why did I choose Blue as color for The Think Revolution?

According to Colour Affects (colour-affects.co.uk), the color Blue is “Intellectual” and “positive” representing “Intelligence, communication, trust, efficiency, serenity, duty, logic, coolness, reflection, calm.” And you know what? Those words aptly describe the current Secretary of Agriculture – William Dar!
(image, mnh.ph)

I wrote about his appointment in excitement; see my 1stessay on the subject: “William Dar Is Agriculture Secretary & DA Is All Over The Place – So Is Science!” 07 Sept 2019, Ani Kita, Blogspot.com). A Thinker in Science.

“The Think Revolution” – No, nobody has ever heard of it because, alone, I just thought of that name today, Sunday, 27 Feb 2022.

The Think Revolution has been happening, quietly being carried out all over the Philippines by agencies and agents of the DA, collectively referred to as “OneDA” – it waits to be shared by millions, if silently, and consciously so.@517

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