The Philippines Agriculture Disaster, Explained

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[edmundj]

Too much corruption and greed are the two main reasons why any agricultural project / improvement will fail.

[JosephSolisAlcaydeAlberici]

The Philippine government discourages large-scale agricultural family-owned land ownership through the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) where agricultural lands with more than five hectares need to be partitioned and redistributed to farmer-tenants who don't have the necessary educational attainment and skills to farm redistributed agricultural lands given by the government by themselves because small-scale family farming isn't a scalable business that commercial banks won't lend them money due to CARP's prohibition to make CARP lands collateral for bank loans, so as a result, CARP farmer beneficiaries just sold them to big-time real estate developers like the Villars.

[chrysllerryu]

they rather give money to buy food from other country instead of teaching them to produce their own. most farms are turned into subdivisions, instead of building up, they building wide. hence the space for agriculture diminish

[techinker]

The government has failed the farmers by making farming a none profitable industry. Unless you own hectares upon hectares of land. That's the policy i guess so that wealthy individuals can buy farm lands and convert them into subdivisions.

[JLCruise]

The Philippines likes to give Filipinos fish, but not teach them how to fish. Now look at where we are now

[zoxrsfx]

If one hundred million Filipinos has a mindset of Japanese and Chinese, it can do both as an agricultural hub and a service and industrial manufacturing hub.

[avertactivity]

True, but a nation that is predominantly an importer of food is vulnerable in many ways, supply chain fragility being a recent example. Those onion prices were crazy, people were smuggling them into the country!

[mrscorp]

Service export? Volatile yan.
Again promises noong eleksyon.
Kung underperformance ang agri sektor tukoyin nyo na mga dahilan.
- NIA patubig underperforming agency.
- Farm to market should be continous hindi yong okay pa yong daan tapos bakbakin din lang.
- Long term plan for agriculture hindi yong mga band aid solusyon tulad ng ayuda na dapat ipagpatuloy ng susunod na admin.
Kung may food security tayo kahit papaano makakaiwas tayo sa gutom kapag nagkagiyera sa South China sea.
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[csmicbyte]

Food security is an important component of national security. While it is important to focus on developing human resources to support the manufacture of high-value products, the country's agriculture should continue to become more efficient. The country's food production should withstand a naval blockade or the impact of other calamities. Both should advance forward together, not sacrificing one for the other.

[Yk-ifev]

Because The Philippines has hardline analytic economists and elitists in the government.

It must be a policy, regardless of who is sitting in Malacanang to support the agricultural sector. Whether the effort is at a lost or not, consistent and continuous support to agriculture is a necessity.

Why?

Because it produces positive externalities (people, less import and peace and security) vis-a-vis dead weight from subsidies. Common sense right?

However, analytic economists, especially graduates from the Top 3 universities are often neglectful of this fact. They prefer sound mathematics than social realities.

Duh.

[xauusdusBtcusd]

Filipinos should cooperate with Vietnam in the field of agriculture, I think you will move faster on the path to self-reliance and exporting agricultural products. Sending lots of love to everyone from Vietnam.

[cabatuorsuville]

The main issue is basically supply and demand with ever growing population
added to the equation is profit and corruption
Nevertheless, what is needed is Industrialize farming- processing and manufacturing to provide
surplus for food security and exports . The old traditional family farming is obsolete . Agricultural lands
must be preserve and protected . PBBM - mabuhay

[dgchsvideos]

A lot of commissions are made when the PH government agencies import rice, sugar, fish, meat, salt, etc.

[AT-rsjz]

Well it's not a surprise. As Agriculturist.
No postharvest facilities every municipality No proper storage facilities No processing for almost over ripe products education for Agriculture isn't even a thing cause of job scarcity Filipinos prefer to be a nurse then go abroad.

[TheMythicalCreatures-udob]

seriously wala na talagang saysay na tumira pa dito sa Pilipinas, dahil sobrang nakakahiya at nakakasuka na tumira sa Pinas... dati Pilipinas ang Pinaka maunlad at Pinaka maganda sa Southeast asia, pero ngayon pilipinas na ang pinaka huli,
Tapos pati ang Cambodia na muntik nang maubos ang lahi noong 1980's dahil sa Pang aapi ng mga Khmer Rouge, ay natalo pa ang Pilipinas sa Infrastructures at Pagandahan ng Cities, at mauungusan pa ang Pilipinas sa Economy after few years,
kaya wala nang saysay na tumira pa dito sa Pilipinas, kaya ako mag ma migrate na ako sa ibang bansa at hinding hinde nako babalik sa Pilipinas, kahit bisita o Bakasyon hinde.... at magpapalit na rin ako ng name of nationality.

[Boglimgolteb]

If i get to be president I'll buy atleast 50 tractors and like 500 waterpumps per year and give it to medium sized rice farmers then they can share the use of it

[weikun]

only agriculture? political? identity? financial? military? mental? security? safety? drugs?

[roberthewat]

Great idea - make the Philippines a digital hacienda running micro-tasks for their great lord and protector.

[leverage]

I don't understand. Why would the BPO industry suffer if the government prioritizes the agriculture industry?

[natsumidesu]

100% Government owned operation GREEN HOUSE system to avoid crop disasters during the moonson season, use the homeless human resourses to achieve success