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Agriculture in the Philippines is a major sector of the economy, ... including economic policy, environmental, and land ownership issues. [17] [18] Profession
Senator Risa Hontiveros, through Senate P.S. Res. No. 497 filed on February 21, 2023 [2] and before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, alleged that the Sugar Regulatory Administration's Sugar Order No. 6 permitted the smuggling of four hundred forty thousand (440,000) metric tons of sugar by and in favor of three (3) only three importers under ...
The Philippines is projected to be one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change, [5] which would exacerbate weather extremes. As the Philippines lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, it is prone to natural disasters, like earthquakes, typhoons, and volcanic eruptions.
The Agricultural Land Reform Code (RA 3844) was a major Philippine land reform law enacted in 1963 under President Diosdado Macapagal. [ 8 ] The code declared that it was State policy
In July 2003, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled with finality that the funds were ill-gotten and thus are considered public funds. Pres. Arroyo announced that the money in accordance with the law on recovered ill-gotten wealth from the Marcos family will be used for the Agriculture Sector and Agrarian Reform. [2]
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture attempted to remedy this problem, but results have been inconsistent. As a result, "orphan crops", such as teff , millets , cowpeas and indigenous plants, which are important in these countries receive little investment.
Now a prevalent weed in the Philippines, the plant was introduced in the southern Philippines in the 1960s. [12] It also easily spreads in agricultural land reducing space for edible plants consumed by livestock. Hagonoy itself is poisonous to livestock due to its allelopathic properties. [13] Water Hyacinth (Water lily) Eichornia crassipes [14 ...
Agroforestry has been identified in some provinces of the Philippines as a “climate-smart” approach to agricultural systems that have been threatened by the biophysical and socioeconomic shocks of climate change. The Wahig-Inabanga watershed on the island province of Bohol is a case whereby farmers, household members and community leaders ...