This collection of essays provides a wealth of information and analysis about the Philippine economy and the role of agriculture and economic policy in it.
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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.
The Nexus Project is a collaboration between IFPRI and its partners, including national statistical agencies and research institutions.
The 2018 Philippines Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data.
SARS-CoV-2 wave two surveillance in East Asia and the Pacific: Longitudinal trend analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound global impact on governments, healthcare systems, economies, and populations around the world.
Empowerment in agricultural value chains: Mixed methods evidence from the Philippines
Women's participation and empowerment in value chains are goals of many development organizations, but there has been limited systematic, rigorous research to track these goals between and within value chains (VCs).
Patterns of regional agri-food trade in Asia
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
Explaining catch-up in human development: A political economy comparison of the Philippines and Viet Nam since 1986
This paper examines the Philippines and Viet Nam’s contrasting human development and growth experiences since 1986 from a political economy perspective.
Empowerment in agricultural value chains: Mixed methods evidence from the Philippines
Women’s participation and empowerment in value chains are goals that concern many development organizations, but there has been limited systematic, rigorous research to track these goals between and within value chains (VCs).
Exploring transformational adaptation strategy through rice policy reform in the Philippines
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.
Philippine rice trade liberalization: Impacts on agriculture and the economy, and alternative policy actions
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.
Ex-Ante impact evaluation of the removal of quantitative restrictions (QR) on Philippine rice
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.
Green growth strategy: The economywide impact of promoting renewable power generation in the Philippines
This study assesses the economywide impact of promoting renewable power generation by targeting a 50 percent share of renewables in energy production by 2040.
The article empirically examines the timing of initial decisions to adopt food safetysystems and subsequent decisions to maintain the certification.
Fertilizer policy in the country has evolved from pervasive interventionism in the 1970s to today's market-oriented regime.