So much idle land

Posted on May 26, 2014 08:52:14 PM   So much idle land, so much rural poverty 9  1 Google +0  1 Map Insights Rolando T. Dy WHY IS THERE so much rural poverty in the Philippines compared to ASEAN countries? The main reasons are low farm productivity and lack of diversification, among others. Limited farm

AEC 2015: Is Agri-Food Sector Ready?

Posted on March 17, 2014 09:09:30 PM AEC 2015: Is agri-food sector ready? Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Google + ShareThis Map Insights Rolando Dy THE LEADERS of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at their Summit in Kuala Lumpur in December 1997, decided to transform the ASEAN into a stable, prosperous, and highly competitive region with equitable economic development,

Reviving Visayas agriculture and fishery

Posted on January 06, 2014 08:20:08 PM Reviving Visayas agriculture and fishery (a Marshall Plan?) Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Google + ShareThis Map Insights Rolando Dy THE DEVASTATION inflicted by Yolanda on the Visayas region calls for outside-the-box strategic thinking. Millions of coconut trees were toppled. Thousands of small boats and large areas of fishponds were destroyed. Millions of lives

The SONA and coconut farmers

Posted on October 21, 2013 08:51:45 PM Business World The SONA and coconut farmers   Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Google + ShareThis Map Insights Rolando Dy IN THE recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Aquino specially cited the coconut farmers. He said that the typical coconut farmer earns only P20,000 per hectare per year. With intercropping, he can