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Irrigation is a key component of the government`s strategy to improve agricultural productivity and attain food self-sufficiency. In recent years, the..

Recently, the agricultural sector in the Philippines has enjoyed robust growth driven by rapid price increases in key subsectors, namely, rubber, suga..

Fertilizer, which is an important production input, holds a significant share in total cost of production for some crops. Based on the available ferti..

The rice price spike experienced in the third quarter of 2013 alarmed the public. Speculations spread about the cause of the spike, the most popular o..

This Policy Note summarizes a study by Roehlano Briones titled "Small farmers in high-value chains: Binding or relaxing constraints to inclusive growt..

Despite the remarkable economic performance of the Philippines in recent years, poverty remains a core policy issue. And with a relatively young popul..

Regional economic integration in East Asia is characterized initially as a market-driven process of increased trade and foreign direct investment infl..

This second issue of the Development Research News announces the revival of the Philippine Services Coalition that will study and advocate for reforms..

The ASEAN SME Policy Index is an analytical tool to review, track, and identify gaps in small and medium enterprise (SME) policy development and imple..

As the Philippines move toward the legislation of its comprehensive competition law, one important issue that has emerged is the interaction between t..

In the light of the weak performance of the Philippine manufacturing industry and the absence of structural transformation of the economy from agricul..

The rapid appraisal is based on the interview of select players in various levels of the palay/rice value chain from Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija to Met..

This Policy Note discusses the rice value chain and how the policy on restricting rice imports impacts the various stakeholders in the chain. It is ba..

This article compares the costs and benefits for the government of leasing vis-a-vis outright purchase of motor vehicles. It presents two methods thro..

The study assesses the process of quick response fund (QRF) allocation, administration, and implementation under the various executive departments wit..