Just as there should be national agricultural commodity roadmaps, there should also be provincial agricultural roadmaps that reflect the commodity plans. Critical to these are the identified existing and potential anchor projects that will make possible the economies of scale to ensure competitiveness. Agriculture clusters In a previous article, we wrote about the [...]
For agriculture to be sustainable, it must be profitable. NGOs can play a big role in making this happen. They can be the catalysts for the creation of agriculture anchors that will make farmers profitable using economies of scale in technology transfer, selling and purchasing.
Incentives can help, but these can also hinder, growth. And while some incentives help grow a small sector in a limited way, these same incentives may harm the growth of a larger sector over a longer term.
Because of what I believe is a flawed procedure at the Bureau of Customs, the planned raid to confiscate smuggled carrots from China last Dec. 10 failed.
After growing by 2.6 percent last year, the agriculture sector grew by 1 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, in the first and second quarters of this year.
Leaders of Alyansa Agrikultura, a coalition of 42 federations and organizations representing all the major agricultural sectors, will meet newly installed Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Ruffy Biazon on Friday. The fight against smuggling revolves around the issue of political will. Because of what Biazon has announced and done during the last few weeks, the [...]
It is true that gold is found under the earth. But above the surface, the equivalent of gold in cash can be found in many agricultural opportunities that have gone largely untapped. This is because neither the government nor the private sector has given agriculture its due importance. It is time to change all this. [...]
No water, no food. That may sound like an exaggerated statement, but it is not. A look at today’s literature shows an inextricable link between water and food. On a more ominous note, others say the next global crisis, and even war, will revolve around water. Compounded by climate change and rapid population growth, we [...]
