If the Philippines really wants to move forward in its goal of reducing poverty and inclusive growth, which tie up with the first MDG 2015 goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, the most logical path to take would be buffering the country’s agricultural competitiveness.
This means pulling all stops to boost farm productivity, not just for stipulated components of the 2015 agriculture sector budget including rice self-sufficiency, rehabilitation of coconut farms, and fish landing facilities, but even for high-value cash crops, fruit trees, and livestock.
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