Transforming Philippine Agriculture : During COVID-19 and Beyond

Like other rapidly growing and urbanizing middle-income countries, the Philippines is experiencing a structural transformation of its economy. Structural transformation has progressed slowly in the Philippines, however, indicating that Philippine a...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE AGRIBUSINESS CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION COMPETITIVENESS LOGISTICS FOOD SAFETY AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION PANDEMIC RESPONSE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614671593417939107/Transforming-Philippine-Agriculture-During-COVID-19-and-Beyond http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34012

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spelling	okr-10986-340122021-05-25T09:56:57Z Transforming Philippine Agriculture : During COVID-19 and Beyond World Bank AGRICULTURE AGRIBUSINESS CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION COMPETITIVENESS LOGISTICS FOOD SAFETY AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION PANDEMIC RESPONSE Like other rapidly growing and urbanizing middle-income countries, the Philippines is experiencing a structural transformation of its economy. Structural transformation has progressed slowly in the Philippines, however, indicating that Philippine agriculture is not performing to its potential and therefore not fully delivering to the national (and rural) economy. The new strategic vision for the agricultural sector is a food-secure and resilient Philippines with prosperous farmers and fisherfolk. This new thinking for accelerating agricultural transformation recognizes both the limitations of and potential for the agricultural sector in the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) context. This report outlines policy and investment options to promote the development of a more diversified agriculture and food system that will enhance the welfare of the rural population and improve food security for the population at large. This report considers the major programs of the department of agriculture (DA) and trends in spending patterns over the last few years, although it is not a comprehensive review of agricultural policies and public expenditures, owing to a lack of data. This report comprises five chapters. Chapter one is introduction. Chapter two provides an overview of the agricultural sector, highlighting important trends over time, the current situation, and challenges. Chapter three reviews programs of the DA and attached agencies, including the major banner programs. Chapter four discusses policy reforms, institutional changes, and investments that have produced transformational change in the agri-food sector in other countries and explores how the Philippines can use lessons from these experiences. Chapter five presents recommendations for future policy directions. 2020-07-01T16:01:09Z 2020-07-01T16:01:09Z 2020-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614671593417939107/Transforming-Philippine-Agriculture-During-COVID-19-and-Beyond http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34012 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study East Asia and Pacific Philippines
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description	Like other rapidly growing and urbanizing middle-income countries, the Philippines is experiencing a structural transformation of its economy. Structural transformation has progressed slowly in the Philippines, however, indicating that Philippine agriculture is not performing to its potential and therefore not fully delivering to the national (and rural) economy. The new strategic vision for the agricultural sector is a food-secure and resilient Philippines with prosperous farmers and fisherfolk. This new thinking for accelerating agricultural transformation recognizes both the limitations of and potential for the agricultural sector in the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) context. This report outlines policy and investment options to promote the development of a more diversified agriculture and food system that will enhance the welfare of the rural population and improve food security for the population at large. This report considers the major programs of the department of agriculture (DA) and trends in spending patterns over the last few years, although it is not a comprehensive review of agricultural policies and public expenditures, owing to a lack of data. This report comprises five chapters. Chapter one is introduction. Chapter two provides an overview of the agricultural sector, highlighting important trends over time, the current situation, and challenges. Chapter three reviews programs of the DA and attached agencies, including the major banner programs. Chapter four discusses policy reforms, institutional changes, and investments that have produced transformational change in the agri-food sector in other countries and explores how the Philippines can use lessons from these experiences. Chapter five presents recommendations for future policy directions.
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title	Transforming Philippine Agriculture : During COVID-19 and Beyond
title_short	Transforming Philippine Agriculture : During COVID-19 and Beyond
title_full	Transforming Philippine Agriculture : During COVID-19 and Beyond
title_fullStr	Transforming Philippine Agriculture : During COVID-19 and Beyond
title_full_unstemmed	Transforming Philippine Agriculture : During COVID-19 and Beyond
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