Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/119526 
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Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
UPSE Discussion Paper No. 2014-15
Publisher: 
University of the Philippines, School of Economics (UPSE), Quezon City
Abstract: 
For several decades, the government has sought to develop the agriculture sector through programs like agrarian reform, agricultural modernization and rural finance, but farmers and fisherfolk remain to be the poorest sector in the Philippines. This paper seeks to explore ways to improve small farmers and fisherfolks' access to credit provided by formal financial institutions. The government needs to implement and improve on its existing programs, identified in this study, and combine these with policy reforms and new strategies to fast-track the development of the food and agriculture sector to make economic growth more inclusive.
Subjects: 
Agriculture
Financial Institutions and Services
Agricultural Finance
Agricultural Credit
JEL: 
G21
O13
Q14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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