The agricultural policy context in the Philippines

This chapter examines the key issues that have shaped the development of the agricultural sector of the Philippines over the last two decades. It provides a brief overview of political, demographic, macroeconomic and social characteristics of the country. It evaluates the performance of agriculture in terms of production, productivity and trade discusses its social impacts in terms of employment, poverty and food consumption outlines its environmental consequences and finally analyses structural changes in the agro-food sector, including in upstream and downstream sectors.