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Recommendations toward Successful Agribusiness Venture Arrangement
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2019-05-15)
This study assesses the implementation of selected agribusiness venture arrangements (AVAs) and identifies the prerequisites needed to ensure that the adoption of AVAs will improve farm income and productivity, thereby enhancing sustainability of the ...
Food Insecurity in Asia: Why Institutions Matter
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2017-06-30)
Achieving food security is of utter importance in any nation. However, food insecurity still exists in many developing countries, with Asia home to almost 65% of the world’s undernourished. This calls for urgent action. Studies that examine differences ...
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How Much Has People Empowerment Progressed among Small Farmers and Fisherfolk? State of People’s Organizations in the Philippines
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)This is an attempt to quantify government’s performance in empowering small farmers and fishers following the provisions of AFMA. It establishes four dimensions of empowerment that may be used to measure empowerment and presents some evidence of how ... -
Market and State in Philippine Agricultural Policy
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)This chapter aims to evaluate the country’s agricultural modernization strategy under the lens of the market-driven approach. The early post-War period of economic policy relates to solving the food problem solution for low-income countries, which ... -
Agricultural Technology: Why Does the Level of Agricultural Production Remain Low Despite Increased Investments in Research and Extension?
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)Adoption of new practices and technologies influences farm productivity and agricultural growth. Countries invest in research and extension to ensure continuous growth both at the farm and industry level. This chapter investigates agricultural technology ... -
Modernizing Agriculture and Fisheries: Overview of Issues, Trends, and Policies
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)This paper offers an overview towards assessing the implementation of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (RA 8435), the country’s landmark legislation on the sustainable and equitable development of its agriculture and fisheries. The study ... -
Prospects for Transitioning from a Linear to Circular Economy in Developing Asia
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2022-02-22)Unsustainable consumption, driven by the increasing extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, and production, is contributing to environmental degradation and the acceleration of climate change. In developing Asia, consumption trends will continue ... -
Online Misinformation and Cohesive Societies
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-02-15)The Internet has enabled misinformation to spread wildly, divide people easily, and incite violence and chaos quickly. Regulatory approaches and effective actions by individuals and civil society are needed to curb misinformation and contain the harm ... -
Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Risk Management: Revitalizing Philippine Rivers to Boost Climate Resilience and Enhance Environmental Sustainability
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-02-15)This brief shares how the regional TA identified NbS options for the FRM master plans using the NRM approach. The river basins used as NbS pilot areas could serve as models for potential replication and upscaling in other river basins in the Philippines ... -
Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia: Wasted Opportunity?
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-02-10)Plastic pollution is clearly a climate problem as it contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions. What has been done in Southeast Asia ─ one of the plastic pollution hotpots ─ to reverse the worsening marine plastic pollution? -
Fair Shared City: Guidelines for Socially Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Residential Development
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)Making cities more livable is one of the seven operational priorities under Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB is committed to supporting efforts in making cities safe, inclusive, and sustainable urban centers. Prepared in collaboration ... -
Land Pooling in South Asia: Lessons Learned for Equitable, Participatory, and Inclusive Urban Expansion
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)South Asian cities are rapidly urbanizing and projected to grow by more than 300 million new residents between 2020 and 2040. If the current development trend of low-density urban sprawl continues, significantly more land will be required to accommodate ...