MAPPING THE FUTURE AEC: How the Philippines fares against Asean agri-food players By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet 12:00 AM September 08, 2014 A country’s global competitiveness is reflected in the list of companies in the global stage. Among these are: ADM, Bunge, Cargill and Dreyfus (the ABCD) for commodities; and Pepsico, Coca Cola, Mondelez
Posted on August 11, 2014 08:33:00 PM Are scarce resources going to the right crops? 0 0 Google +0 0 M.A.P. Insights Rolando Dy POLITICIANS, THE MEDIA, and many experts and academics point to irrigation, farm-to-market roads and post-harvest facilities as the answers to agriculture development. This article will specifically look at irrigation. RELATED
Posted on July 14, 2014 08:48:53 PM Saving our coco farmers by using our coconuts 0 0 Google +0 0 M.A.P. Insights Rolando Dy IN BUSINESS, there is a dictum: Don’t fall in love with your product. If you don’t innovate, your product will become obsolete sooner than later. In the corporate world,
Posted on June 30, 2014 08:36:23 PM The avoidable tragedy of rural poverty 48 2 Google +0 0 M.A.P. Insights Rolando Dy HIGH POVERTY afflicts rural communities. Coconut farmers and small fisherfolk are among the poorest of the poor. Something is amiss with agriculture support services in the countryside. I am not referring
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
MAPping the Future Bangsamoro: The quest for inclusive growth By Rolando T. Dy 4:17 am | Monday, April 7th, 2014 Ads by Google With the Bangsamoro Peace Framework Agreement between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the government having been signed, a Transition Commission will be drafting the bill for Congress. The 40-year war
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,
MAPping the Future Agri-food exports: Why Thailand is a model of diversification By Rolando T. Dy Philippine Daily Inquirer 7:54 pm | Sunday, January 26th, 2014 1 98 7 Second Hand Cars For Sale Over 20 000 Cars on AyosDito.phFind a Great Deal Near You! www.ayosdito.ph/2ndHand-Cars Ads by Google Nearly three decades ago (1985),
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
MAPping the Future Tales of two historic towns damaged by Typhoon Yolanda By Rolando T. Dy 9:16 pm | Sunday, December 29th, 2013 As the country rises from the ravages of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), two historic towns out of many have been ravaged: Guiuan, Eastern Samar; and Panay, Capiz. These towns are separated by land and