Agriculture - Matches

The government’s policy on rice continues to be stuck on self-sufficiency and a conflicted practice on importation despite recommendations from ..

IT all started with a despot. In 1972  former strongman Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Presidential Decree (PD) 4, creating the National Grains Autho..

There are many and varied government programs that target the agriculture and fisheries sector, especially the poor. For more efficient and streamline..

THE PHILIPPINES’ temporary use of quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice was intended to avert a dampening of rice prices, but the threat of the..

Revenues from the proposed imposition of a 35 percent tariff on rice imports upon expiration of the quantitative restriction (QR) – seen to reac..

The lifting of restrictions on rice imports in the country this year will signal greater competition among foreign suppliers and rice importers, as we..

State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is pushing to slap a 35-percent tariff on rice while providing subsidies to f..

This 2017, the Philippines' quantitative restriction (QR) on rice, which allows the government to limit the volume of rice that could be imported each..

An innovative way to promote agricultural insurance nationwide is to strengthen the linkage between local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine C..

A recent study on food security released by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Study (PIDS) said the government's policy of rice se..

Filipinos should brace for higher commodity prices in the next few months due to more expensive crude oil and rice, the National Economic and Developm..

A recent study on food security released by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said the government's policy on rice ..

The forum is being organized by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in partnership with the Congressional Policy and Budget Resear..

PIDS-CPBRD Forum on Expiration of of the Waiver for Quantitative Restrictions on Rice Importation by June 2017: Options for Food Policy

The need for an effective insurance program for the Philippine agricultural sector cannot be overemphasized enough given the effects of calamities and..