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    The determination of contracts in agricultural economies

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007
    This paper aims to analyse how contracts are determined and modified given diverse agricultural settings and to examine the implications of these changes with respect to their efficiency, distribution and sustainability.
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    Innovations in financing food security

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    Food production will have to increase by 70% in 2050 to keep up with a global population that is projected to grow from 6 billion to 9 billion (UN, 2009). Given the physical and environmental constraints on increasing land and water use for food production and other economic activities, agricultural productivity will have to substantially improve to meet increasing demand for food.
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    Scenarios and options for productivity growth in Philippine agriculture: an application of the Agricultural Multimarket Model for Policy Evaluation (AMPLE)

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    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 promising option. However, productivity growth appears to be a relatively low priority for policy.
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    Fiber crops program area research planning and prioritization

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    The fiber crops industry is one of Philippines' major pillars in employment generation and foreign exchange earnings. However, recent trade developments and local production problems in the fiber crops industry might affect its long-term sustainability and viability.
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    Assessment of medium-term national action agenda for productivity (MNAAP) for the agriculture sector

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    To attain productivity growth it is necessary to have proper diagnosis and analysis of the sources and causes of low or stagnant agricultural productivity. This paper highlights the major issues in agriculture, examines the MNAAP agenda on productivity and identify the remaining gaps.
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    Rice prices and the National Food Authority

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    The National Food Authority (NFA) is one of the most important policy instrumentalities of the Philippine government with respect to agricultural price policy and food security.
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    Credit subsidy in Philippine agriculture

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    As the rural economy develops and transforms, opportunities for investments in farm enterprise and technological changes require complementary investments that increase demand for working and investment capital.
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    Interregional trade of high-value fruits and vegetables: issues on transport and shipping

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    The study focuses on the transport of vegetable and fruit produce from Mindanao, a major food producing area, to particular regions in Luzon and Visayas to meet increasing market demands. The estimated gravity model showed the key determinants of interregional trade. Economic growth in both sending and recipient regions is necessary for interregional trade to flourish.
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    Philippine agriculture to 2020: threats and opportunities from global trade

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    Agriculture confronts several challenges over the decade, i.e., meeting burgeoning food requirements with limited farm land, and balancing the need to import with the provision of livelihoods. The current policy regime leans heavily toward import substitution, with supply side interventions to boost production, combined with protectionism toward sensitive products (particularly rice).
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    The structure of agricultural trade industry in developing countries

    2013
    Expansion of global trade has been heralded as a great boon for agriculture. However, benefits of such expansion has been seen by some quarters as inequitable due to the role of large agribusiness firms and conglomerates. This study synthesizes existing research on the market structure of agro-industry trade. Its key findings are as follows:

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