MAPPING THE FUTURE SC’s Bt talong ruling’s economic implications By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:10 AM February 08, 2016 IN the past few weeks, a lot has been written about the recent ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) banning Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) talong (eggplant), a genetically modified product like Bt
MAPPING THE FUTURE Subsistence farmers: What now? By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 10:49 PM December 13, 2015 RECENTLY, I was seated beside a noted economist, Emmanuel de Dios, in a competitiveness workshop by the Management Association of the Philippines. He asked me: What is the percentage of subsistence farmers in
Opinion Posted on November 16, 2015 08:30:00 PM Climate will dominate Black Swan events 8 3 Google +0 0 M.A.P. Insights Rolando T. Dy Black Swan is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise and has a major effect. The theory was developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Lebanese-American hedge fund manager, derivatives trader
Opinion Posted on November 09, 2015 09:05:00 PM Trans-Pacific Partnership: What it means for Philippine agribusiness 0 0 Google +0 1 M.A.P. Insights Rolando T. Dy The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is termed a landmark agreement in global trade relations. The TPP binds 12 countries: the United States, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Peru in the Americas; Brunei, Japan, Malaysia,
Opinion Posted on October 19, 2015 09:34:00 PM Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the challenge to the next three presidents 0 0 Google +0 0 M.A.P. Insights Roland T. Dy The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a sequel to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), will guide efforts to reduce poverty and improve well-being up to 2030. There are 17
MAPPING THE FUTURE MDG 2015: Benchmarking Philippine poverty scorecard By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:02 AM September 14, 2015 The United Nations (UN) just released the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report 2015. Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General in the foreword, said: –– ADVERTISEMENT –– “The global mobilization behind the Millennium
Opinion Posted on September 07, 2015 11:19:00 PM What to expect from the 2015-2016 DROUGHT 6 1 Google +1 0 M.A.P. Insights Rolando T. Dy A new forecast from the Climate Prediction Center of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) claims that the present El Niño episode is “strengthening,” and could become very strong and may
MAPPING THE FUTURE Iloilo rising By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:19 AM September 07, 2015 MANY things are happening in Iloilo: The Riverbank, the Apec Convention Center, Ayala Park, Gaisano City Center and Megaworld Complex. After many years of lethargy, there is rebirth. The city opened up to the world
Posted on July 27, 2015 08:30:00 PM A Negros Region…Finally! 11 0 Google +1 1 M.A.P. Insights Rolando T. Dy In May 2015, President Aquino signed an Executive Order joining the two Negros provinces into one region, thus separating Negros Occidental from Western Visayas and Negros Oriental from Central Visayas. It has been a journey of 40 years!
Posted on July 20, 2015 10:26:00 PM Coconut or oil palm? We can have both 14 0 Google +0 1 M.A.P. Insights Rolando T. Dy There is a continuing debate regarding coconut and oil palm planting in the Philippines. I refer to the conflict between supporters of the two crops, even in the halls of government. And this