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    Improving the readiness of A&F industries to the ASEAN integration

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015
    This Policy Note presents the results of interviews with private stakeholders in the agriculture and fisheries sector to get their perception of the sector's readiness to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). Their overriding message is for the government to provide stronger and more effective support to local producers to better prepare them for the AEC.
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    Growing inclusive businesses in the Philippines: the role of government policies and programs

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2016
    Inclusive business (IB) is a private sector approach to providing goods, services, and livelihoods on a commercially viable basis, either at scale or scalable, to people at the base of the pyramid by making them part of the value chain of companies' core business as suppliers, distributors, retailers, or customers.
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    The Philippine National Innovation System: structure and characteristics

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2003
    Industrial development requires technological capability in industry. National innovation system is anchored on the theory that industrial development requires technological capability in industry, and that exploitation of technology is most critical at the firm level.
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    Assessment of tariff reform in the 1990s

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1997
    Assessment of trade reforms in the 1990s suggests achievement of considerable progress in tariff simplification and improvement in international competitiveness. The same observation, however, cannot be claimed on reforms resulting to a uniform pattern of protection across sectors.
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    Philippine agriculture's institutional structure of governance: A critique

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1997
    This paper aims to analyse the institutional issues affecting the cost and effectiveness of governance of the agriculture, natural resource and environment sectors in the Philippines. What direction institutional reforms should take is proposed.
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    The impact of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) on the crop sector

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    Several studies have shown that land reform has a positive impact on rice and corn productivity. However, the same cannot be said in sugar and coconut areas. This paper attempts to verify the effect of the implementation of CARP on the productivity of sugar and coconut farms.
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    Prospects and problems of expanding trade with Japan: a survey of Philippine exporters

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    This paper looks at firm-level factors that affect Philippine exports to Japan with the main objective of recommending provisions for the proposed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) that will enable existing and prospective Philippine exporters to fully exploit the potential of the Japanese market.
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    Evidence and gaps in evidence on the principle political economy constraints and opportunities to successful investment in inclusive agribusiness in Asia

    Evidence on Demand, 2016
    This report pays particular reference to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyz Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan. The purpose is to inform a more detailed call down piece of work for DFID to scope the potential establishment of one or more investment platforms through which it would deploy investment capital in order to catalyse private investment in south and central Asia.
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    Food policy: Its role in price stability and food security

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1997
    Due to the increase in prices of basic agricultural commodities in 1995, food price stability and food security emerged as a major policy concern in the Philippines. This paper argues that the sharp increases in prices of rice; largely the choice and management of policy instrument have caused corn and sugar.
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    Strategies for promoting the agro-food exports of Panama: lessons from Korean experiences

    Korea Development Institute, 2012
    During the recent decade, Panamanian economy has been maintaining healthier economic fundamental under the high annual growth rate, low level unemployment, stable inflation etc. than other Latin American countries.

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