Soaring rice prices in the Philippines drive millions deeper into poverty
Food production is subordinated to the profit interests of a tiny layer of wealthy landlords and ruling elites while the ...
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Why Filipino farmers are poor
Food importation Experts have warned that the Philippines' long history of importing ... to swings in global prices and makes Filipino farmers poor while making available food expensive for ...
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The rice farmers and their rice farms
The Philippine Rice Industry Road Map – 2030,” published by the Department of Agriculture in 2018, includes a comparative analysis of rice farming productivity in the Philippines, Vietnam, and ...
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DA urges NBI to probe claims farmers took their lives due to low palay prices
Palace says NFA Nueva Ecija has started buying palay from farmers but some have to wait as it is the peak season MANILA, Philippines – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu ...
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World Bank lends $1B for health care, Mindanao highways
MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank (WB ... roads that can reduce transportation costs and product losses for poor farmers. “Sustained growth and poverty reduction in Mindanao requires ...