farmers’ incomes

Rice farmers’ income per hectare declined by 40.3%

February 14, 2023

Rice liberalization is being hyped for taming rice inflation. But this is doing no favors for producers and consumers alike, especially with the government’s lack of interest in supporting local production in the long run.

Rice tariffication led to lost incomes

May 30, 2022

In 2020, rice farmers’ net income per hectare decreased by 30.7% in the dry season, by 37.5% in the wet season, and by 35% on the average as compared to figures in 2018. This translated to substantially lower profitability ratio for the farmers.

How Do The Senatoriables Fare? : Rice Tariffication Law

April 18, 2019

The Rice Tariffication Law supposedly ensures food security by liberalizing rice imports and making farming globally competitive. However, Filipino farmers see it as a threat to their livelihood. Some vouch for it, while others side with the dissenting voice. Who’s who?

By Shubert Ciencia from Nueva Ecija, Philippines - Nagacadan Rice Terraces (Kiangan, Ifugao), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4405840

Rice tariffication will displace rice farmers, worsen food insecurity–IBON

November 22, 2018

Rice tariffication and uncontrolled rice imports will displace rice farmers and worsen food insecurity without solving the problem of expensive rice, research group IBON said. The government is using high inflation to justify rice sector liberalization according to long-standing demands of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and big foreign agricultural exporters. Domestic agriculture should be […]