Recently, the agricultural sector in the Philippines has enjoyed robust growth driven by rapid price increases in key … subsectors, namely, rubber, sugarcane, and coconut. The largest subsectors, however, namely, rice and corn, relatively …

This paper documents the activities of the National Food Authority (NFA), particularly on rice marketing, in realizing … of paddy rice to procure from farmers to be able to defend its support price; how much volume of rice to maintain in … order to achieve stability in the supply and consumer price; and how much volume of rice, as well as when is the best time …

The study aims to assess the impact of rising prices of rice and fuel on poverty in the Philippines. In particular, the … study confirm that the impact of increasing prices of rice and fuel vary across different groups of households depending on … gainers from the recent increases in the prices of rice and fuel. In response to higher prices, households adopted different …

market. If the Philippines is to achieve sustained, stable rice supply at low prices and at the same time promote rice …Using a political economy perspective, this paper establishes the strong relationship between rice and politics and … explains recent developments in the Philippine rice landscape. Results of the analysis show that the price of rice has been a …

Rice innovations are technologies and practices extensively adopted so as to change production practices and … productivity. This paper documents the changes in rice productivity, policy and institutions in the last 100 years and identifies … the technological change that may have affected rice productivity. One hundred years has totally changed rice production …

In the Philippines, importation has remained as one of the most feasible options for the government to meet the growing … demand for rice. It is thus imperative for the government to develop a strategy that would ensure adequate supply and minimum … importation costs. One of the critical factors in import decisionmaking is rice production. The Inter-Agency Committee on Rice and …

statistically significant. The finding that regional fertilizer markets in the Philippines are integrated is consistent with the …. The cointegration test suggests that regional markets are integrated. Long-run relationships are also shown to be …

this state of affairs, proposes alternative ways of responding to the urbanization challenges in the Philippines, and … discusses how regional cooperation among ASEAN Plus Three countries can help countries like the Philippines respond to …

Philippine case. It also attempts to provide an economic basis for the Philippines' choice between purchasing the precinct count … criticisms. Analyzing the experience of the Philippines and comparing it with that of some US states and of other countries, this … is a more viable option for the Philippines because of the fast turnover of technology resulting to a high possibility of …