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    International trade patterns and trade policies in the Philippine fisheries

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    The Philippines is as a net exporter of fish and products while negative trade balance prevails in other land-based production systems, such as agriculture and forestry. The balance of trade in fisheries remains positive but at a declining value.
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    The Milkfish broodstock-hatchery research and development program and industry: a policy study

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    This paper looks into the national R&D program for the production of hatchery-bred milkfish fry and the fledgling industry it has spawned with the end purpose of recommending courses of actions that the national government can pursue for their furtherance.
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    Growing greener cities in Latin America and the Caribbean - a-i3696e.pdf

    2014
    This report looks at the progress that has been made toward realising 'greener cities' in which urban and peri-urban agriculture is recognised by public policy and included in urban development strategies and land-use planning. It is based on the results of a survey in 23 countries and data on 110 cities and municipalities.
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    Public policy reforms and indigenous forest governance: the case of the Yuracaré people in Bolivia

    Conservation and Society, 2012
    This case study, published in the journal Conservation and Society, examines the impact of forest reforms in Bolivia on the indigenous Yuracaré people.
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    Smallholders at risk: monoculture expansion, land, food and livelihoods in Latin America

    Oxfam, 2014
    Greater investment in agriculture is needed to reduce rural poverty and improve food security; but how investment is made, its context and conditions, is at least as important as how much is invested.
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    A land title is not enough: ensuring sustainable land restitution in Colombia

    Amnesty International, 2014
    The violent struggle to control territory for economic, military and political reasons, coupled with high levels of rural poverty and the high concentration of land ownership among relatively few owners, has been one of the root causes of Colombia’s 50-year-old internal armed conflict.
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    Human rights and resource conflicts in the Amazon

    Rainforest Foundation Norway, 2015
    The Amazon comprises the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the world. Numerous indigenous peoples have traditionally inhabited this region, and 25 percent of its total land area is formally recognised as indigenous territories. Such territories are an effective means of protecting the forest.
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    Taxes and transition: formalising small-scale farmers in Peru?

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2015
    Like many developing countries, Peru needs to increase tax collection to provide public goods and services for its people. In the agricultural sector, out of a total of 2.2 million farmers only 42,000 pay taxes; 1.8 million work on less than five hectares of land, most in the informal sector.
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    How effective are our postharvest facilities?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015
    Losses from postharvest are one of the most common problems in agriculture. This Policy Note summarizes the key findings of an evaluation of postharvest facilities (PHFs) in the Philippines.
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    What factors affect the business success of Philippine SMEs in the food sector?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015
    This Policy Note discusses the success factors of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the food manufacturing and food service sector. It also provides implications on how SMEs can be assisted to achieve business success, thus, enhancing their capacity to engage in international trade.

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