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DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH NEWS
DRN 2018-02 Vol. XXVI No. 2 Farmers still struggle to afford agri insurance
by PIDS Research Information Staff
This issue of theDevelopment Research Newsrevisits the country's social protection programs and provides strategies to further improve their implementation.Itsbanner story specifically highlights the struggle of Filipino farmers, particularly those from the CALABARZON region, to afford agricultural insurance. Another article emphasizes the need for the government's social protection programs to be adaptive to climate change and disasters. Related stories on social protection programs also featured in this issue include the study on the benefits of emergency unconditional cash transfer program of the United Nations Children's Fund to Typhoon Yolanda survivors and thePantawid Pamilyang PilipinoProgram. Completing this issue are stories on extended subsidy for exporting micro, small, and medium enterprises; the role of higher education institutions in addressing poverty in the Philippines; and the slow disaster recovery in the country.Click here to download the publication.
