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.
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The Philippines has undergone a series of trade reforms since the mid-1980s that have reduced protection on nonagricultural goods. However, protection on key food items is still in effect, and this has led to high domestic food prices.
"This report presents an overview of the Philippine national agricultural R&D system in the context of the country’s wider national science and technology (S&T) policy.
A dramatic increase over the past fifteen years in domestic pork demand and production in the Philippines has created a potentially profitable opportunity for poor rural and agricultural households.
Many studies have looked at the way resources are distributed to men, women, and especially to small children, but one age group within the family has been largely ignored: the adolescents.
The future for Philippine corn looks bright. Increases in demand for feed for livestock and poultry, activated by income-led growth in demand for meat, are providing the major push for corn growth.
The nutrition, health, education, and contributions to family income of adolescents from farm households residing in a southern Philippine province are studied in this report.
The commercialization of agriculture, and in particular export cropping, has often been blamed as a cause of poor nutrition.