Rice Tariffication, Good Governance, and Real Food Security

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Torres, Ayn G
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: rice tariffication; rice liberalization; Philippine agriculture; rice farmers; governance challenges; food security; agriculture competitiveness; diversification mechanisms; Agricultural and Resource Economics; Food Security
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/164; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3348966
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

With the lifting of the quantitative restrictions on rice imports, the Philippines is expecting an inflow of rice to enter in the next few months. Although this is expected to lead to a decrease in rice prices, this could similarly put pressure on some farmers’ incomes to the extent that they face s...