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  White revolution of agriculture in Korea: the achievement of year-round production and distribution of horticultural crops by the expansion of greenhouse cultivation

  Korea Development Institute, 2013

  The term, Green Revolution, has long been used for describing increase in food production through the improvement of breeding systems and agricultural infrastructure in developing countries.
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  Farmland utilization and improvements for agricultural production infrastructure: farmland consolidation

  Korea Development Institute, 2013

  Farmland consolidation is the act of consolidating a series of fragmented and irregular farmland plots to enlarge plot their size and support sufficient irrigation. Farmland consolidation also combines and groups the proprietor’s farmland into one area by administrative give-and-take as well as division-and-junction of their land.
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  Investment opportunities for the shrimp processing industry in the Philippines: results from a Hedonic Analysis

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000

  The Philippine shrimp industry is beset with production problems arising from disease infestation. With declining production and low per capita consumption, this paper sees the opportunities from value-adding, either by enhancing the shrimp product attributes desired by domestic consumers or from reducing or eliminating the unwanted attributes.
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  Shrimp price and quality changes in the Asia Pacific: implications for the Philippines

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000

  This paper represents an attempt to begin developing the use of a set of hedonic price indexes (HPIs) that account for quality changes in the shrimp industry in the Asia Pacific. Some implications and opportunities for the Philippines are presented to provide a starting point for future research directions.
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  Economic perspective for agricultural biotechnology research planning

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000

  There is no other agricultural technology that has been subjected to as many controversies as agricultural biotechnology. More than ever, intelligent decisions about this technology would be based on scientific data and objective analyses. As we meet the challenges of food security in a sustainable way, and given the very limited land and energy resources; available alternatives are few.
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  Dealing with the soaring price of rice

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008

  Rice is a critical item in the diet of the poor in the Philippines. This policy note traces the root of the country's rice price situation, analysing the government's response and offering insights and suggestions on what should be done.
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  Addressing policy issues and constraints in agricultural diversification: the potential contribution of the fruits and vegetables subsector

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008

  The fruits and vegetables subsector is a dynamic component of Philippine agriculture and has the potential of fully contributing to the diversification of the agriculture sector. But similar to the agriculture sector as a whole, its full development is stymied by a set of certain policy issues.
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  Rice policy reforms in the Philippines: a political economy perspective

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002

  Globalisation and influence of international institutions, in combination with domestic economic realities and politics, are reshaping the food security policy and strategy of various countries, including the Philippines.
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  Dynamics of rural development: Integrative report

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994

  The Dynamics of Rural Development Project attempts to examine the agricultural sector, which recently has been subjected to comprehensive agrarian reform and rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs). This paper is an integration of the major findings of various studies under the second set of activities, which consist of collection and analysis of primary and secondary data.
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  Literature review of the agricultural distribution services sector: Performance, efficiency and research issues

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2001

  This literature review characterises the structure and performance of the agricultural distribution sector in the Philippines. Drawing from previous studies, it describes agricultural marketing in the country as a complex and fragmented system.

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