Women play important roles at different nodes of both agricultural and off-farm value chains, but in many countries their contributions are either underestimated or limited by prevailing societal norms or gender-specific barriers.

Structural transformation in Southeast Asia poses challenges to the regions' food security and inclusive agricultural growth agenda.

In March 2019, the government of the Philippines promulgated a bill called the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL).

This paper analyzes the implication of economic structural change and dietary transformation on changing patterns of agri-food trade among 17 Asian development countries.

Ensuring that women’s contributions to food systems are recognized—by their families, communities, policymakers, and society more broadly—and that women can make strategic choices about their involvement in food systems has benefits for all of soc

Quantitative restriction (QR) on rice import has been a longstanding instrument of the Philippine government that regulated the importation of rice, protected rice farmers and supported the drive for rice self-sufficiency of the country.

The purpose of this report is to improve the Philippines’ preparedness for the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) by informing stakeholders of ENSO’s agricultural and economic impacts.

The primary objective of the project is to simulate and analyze the impacts of lifting QRs on rice imports on the Philippine agriculture sector and to the economy.

人間の安全保障と質の高い成長へ向けて、日本は世界規模での貧困削減、農業・農村開発、人類の健康と栄養の向上に貢献している。国際食糧政策研究所（IFPRI）も研究の成果をもとに、貧困、飢餓と栄養不足を持続可能なかたちで削減させるための政策提言を通じて、同じ目標に向かっている。日本は、30年以上にわたりアフリカとアジアにおいて、IFPRIと連携し、農業の近代化から開発能力の向上、そして栄養の改善といった様々な共通の課題への取り組みを支援してきた。

For more than 30 years, Japan has partnered with IFPRI in Africa and Asia, providing support for areas of shared concern

The International Food Policy Research Institure (IFPRI) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Indust

In preparation for the Training-Workshop on Rapid Value Chain Assessment, the Focal Points & Researchers Meeting was held in the afternoon of 31 October 2017, presided by Dr. Bessie M.

Structural transformation in Southeast Asia poses challenges to the regions' food security and inclusive agricultural growth agenda.

The Philippines currently relies largely on fossil-fuel based power generation (about 77 percent) and is expected to increase power generation from coal-based (fossil) plants to meet future energy demand, which would negatively affect environmenta

FOR MOST COUNTRIES, HIGH PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR HAS BEEN A KEY DRIVER of structural transformation promoting long-term economic growth.