Agriculture - Matches

More workers are leaving the farm sector based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), as the sector’s share in total employment..

The Agribusiness Venture Arrangements (AVAs) and Sugarcane Block Farming (SBF), two government initiatives aimed at boosting farm productivity and inc..

The Filipino farm worker earns less than half what the average Filipino worker does. Worse, a farm worker produces only one-sixth the value of output ..

Myrna Panaguiton, a 56-year-old on-call helper in Caloocan City, was doubtful about the prospect of cheaper rice in the market before the end of the y..

For agriculture to be successful, agribusiness is critical. An agriculture commodity will not provide revenues unless it is produced and sold. Thus, a..

Livestock production expanded by 2.7 percent to 5.09 million metric tons (MMT) in 2017, from the previous year’s 4.95 MMT, on the back of higher..

The government needs to invest in productivity growth of the agriculture sector which plays an important role in reducing poverty, according to a stud..

The Philippine economy has entered a period of growth acceleration since 2011. From 2011 to 2016 alone, the World Bank estimates that the country's pe..

This Policy Note presents projections for the Philippine agriculture in the context of the growth of the economy and agroindustry. Among others, it re..

The national government is a “poor creditor” for smallholder farmers, according to a study released by state-owned think tank Philippine I..

Risk is a daily reality especially among agricultural producers in developing countries, thus agricultural insurance is of interest to farmers, policy..

Removing the quota on rice imports and instead slapping them with a 35-percent tariff rate will bring down domestic prices by up to P7 a kilo, the Dep..

The country needs to undertake policies to accelerate productivity growth in the long run across all sectors especially in agriculture, which remains ..

The country needs to undertake policies to accelerate productivity growth in the long run across all sectors especially in agriculture, which remains ..

This was one of the valuable insights from the Cacao Link Luzon Congress held in San Fernando, Pampanga on Nov. 16-17. It was organized by the Philipp..