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100			_aDavid, Cristina C.
245			_aConstraints to food security: _bthe Philippine case /
300			_ap.1
490			_aVol. 26 No. 2 Second Sem 1999
520			_aOver the past two decades, the Philippine economic growth has been erratic and lower than most developing countries in Asia. The agriculture sector has not performed well since 1980s, hence losing its comparative advantage. Recommendations of Congressional Commission on Agricultural Modernization is adopted through the Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act which spells out the need for policy and institutional reforms and setting up of public expenditures program. High food prices affect the food security of the large majority of the poor and distorted price incentives lead to lower sectoral and economy wide income. To address market failure in the agriculture sector, there is therefore a need to implement appropriate policies with respect to trade and exchange rate policies, financial markets, intellectual property rights and biosafety. In addition, the paper cites the need for a cost-effective public expenditure programs in research and extension, irrigation and market infrastructure. Efficient institutional frameworks for property rights and government bureaucracy are also suggested.
650			_aFood security
650			_aAgricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA or RA 8435)
650			_aCertificates of Stewardship Contracts (CSC)
650			_aCommunity Forest Management (CFMA)
650			_aComprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
650			_aIndustrial Forestry Management Arrangements (IFMA)
650			_aOverseas Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
650			_aRemittances; Asian financial crisis
773			_w0115-9143 _tJournal of Philippine Development
856			_uhttp://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/pjd/pidsjpd99-2food.pdf
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