iLEAD – Institute for Leadership, Empowerment and Democracy

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Reforming Philippine Agriculture: The Promise of Farmer-Centered Agribusiness

The picture of poverty in the Philippines remains to be that of a farmer who could not afford to feed his family. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Poverty Statistics for Basic Sectors point towards farmers and fisherfolk as the poorest in society, tallying a poverty incidence of 34.3% and 34.0% respectively.