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Numerous studies have tried to explain the poor growth performance of the Philippines. This paper critically reviews … related literature on constraints to long-run growth, as it applies to the Philippines. We evaluate several factors, namely …
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Sustaining and accelerating agricultural growth remains a development imperative in view of persistent rural poverty and emerging threats to food security. While growth can be achieved by expansion of agricultural area and input intensification, growth through improvement in productivity is a...
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The Philippines has made a major push toward development of biofuel, enacting biofuels mandates and subsidies by the …
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The Philippines is a developing country with strong commitment to the millennium development goals (MDGs). However, it …
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major constraint in achieving rice self-sufficiency. The available literature on fertilizer application in the Philippines … estimation using FAO Fertibase data confirms the finding of inadequate N application by rice farmers in the Philippines …
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promotion, as well as long-term measures to support IB in the Philippines. …
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A comprehensive assessment of irrigation investment should examine not just the benefits, but also make a systematic comparison of benefits with costs. This study has conducted this systematic comparison for investments undertaken in 2008-2016. Across various assessment frames, the findings...
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This paper presents an application of a CGE model to analyze scenarios covering the SDG period at the level of the Philippine economy and for its agri-food sectors. Unlike previous CGE models, the analysis incorporates endogenous area allocation under an aggregate land constraint. The area...
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