Strategic actions to rapidly ensure food security and rural growth in the Philippines

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Yellow paper II: Beyond EDSA: The post-Erap reform agenda
Beyond EDSA: The post-Erap reform agenda

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School of Economics

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Article

Publication Date

2004

Abstract

Outlined in this paper is a strategy whose successful implementation
promises to secure not only adequate, cheaper food supplies, increased
rural employment and incomes and reduced poverty for all, but also
rapid and sustainable advances in urban and economy-wide growth. Food
security means ensuring that food is affordable for all households
particularly the poor urban and rural households – that household
incomes are sufficient to purchase adequate food at reasonable prices.

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Food Security

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At head of title: Yellow paper II: Beyond EDSA: The post-Erap reform agenda
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Keywords

Food security—Philippines; Poverty—Philippines—Prevention; Philippines—Economic conditions—1986-

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