Culture - Matches

The Philippines, as a signatory of various international declarations, is one with other countries in instituting programs and policies to protect wom..

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) transforms the ASEAN region into a single market and production base by 2015. This promotes greater competition for..

The East Asian Development Network (EADN) held its annual forum on May 28 and 29, giving the podium to its young research grantees to elaborate on the..

An increase in world prices of agricultural commodities has nuanced impacts: good for the nation's economy but bad for the poor. Professor German Cal..

Under the Aquino administration, premium subsidies on agricultural insurance have significantly increased, mostly due to the special programs being im..

The main feature in this issue dwells on the critical policy issues in irrigation development confronting the agriculture sector. In particular, it di..

"With the Quantitative Restriction (QR) on import of rice, expected to be abolished in July, 2017, in the Philippines, it is a need of the hour to wor..

Large discrepancies in the commercial price of fertilizers and the sub-optimal application of fertilizer of farmers are major challenges that threaten..

Blaming rice cartels for price manipulation cannot be considered a definitive explanation of last year's rice price hike. Sharp drop in imports is a m..

A competition policy for the rice and passenger transport sector is needed to encourage innovation and prevent cartels. This was stressed in a natio..

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

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

A new book by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources..

The declining enrollment in agriculture, forestry, and natural resources (AFNR) courses is an alarming phenomenon given the unbridled expansion of sta..

The Agriculture Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF), a loan and grant program, was one of the measures identified as a safety net for the agri-agr..