Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have risen rapidly in recent months, driven in large part by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia.

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).

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

The Philippines is much more prone to climate change effects than are many other countries. The potential impact on the agriculture sector is of particular concern, given its vital role in the economy and for vulnerable households.

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 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.

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

THE FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE PHILIPPINES HAVE INCREASED IN RECENT years, with detrimental effects for the economy, socioeconomic welfare, and food security.

Being a nation of many islands spanning a consider-able range of latitudes, the Philippines is noted for its climatic and ecological diversity.

It has been widely shown for most countries that high productivity growth in the agricultural sector is a key driver of structural transformation to promote long-term economic growth.

This report investigates the under-explored role that local forms of social capital play in enhancing resilience.

Increasingly, resilience is being incorporated into planning and social protection policy.