Category: Rice Tariffication

AER’s Position Paper on House Resolution Nos. 00006 and 00320

by Action for Economic Reforms | Oct 27, 2021 | Papers, Press Room, Rice Tariffication | 0 |

When Congress unanimously voted for the passage of the Rice Tariffication Law, it envisioned making rice readily accessible to the general public. Making rice accessible means securing sufficient supply and stable prices of the...

Think tank on declining farmgate prices: “RTL eased burden on consumers; still need to strengthen implementation to address farmers’ concerns”

by Action for Economic Reforms | Oct 27, 2021 | Press Room, Rice Tariffication | 0 |

The House Committee on Agriculture and Food convened Tuesday afternoon to conduct a Technical Working Group meeting on the issue of declining farm gate prices of rice. Quite a number of sectors attribute this decline to Republic...

Getting the RSBSA over the hump

by Action for Economic Reforms | Jul 19, 2021 | Rice Tariffication | 0 |

Modernization and industrialization are just two of the key strategies of the Department of Agriculture in achieving its mission to transform Philippine agriculture. A data-driven approach to decision-making is important to...

AER: DA’s Agriculture 4.0 needs revving up

by Action for Economic Reforms | Feb 17, 2021 | Press Room, Rice Tariffication | 0 |

Action for Economic Reforms (AER), in its fourth policy note entitled “Rice Industry’s March Towards Agriculture 4.0” lauded the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) effort in promoting data- driven development in the agriculture...

Rice industry’s march towards agriculture 4.0

by Action for Economic Reforms | Jan 20, 2021 | Rice Tariffication | 0 |

Rice Industry’s March Towards Agriculture 4.0 provides an overview of what data are already available and the direction to which the Department of Agriculture (DA) is headed in terms of achieving data-driven development in...

Building a resilient community through an inclusive local economy

by Action for Economic Reforms | Nov 2, 2020 | Columns, Rice Tariffication, Yellow Pad | 0 |

YELLOW PAD By Ma. Ophelia Butalid-Echaves In an effort to address the years of stagnation of the rice sector, the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) was signed into law on Feb. 14, 2020. The RTL should increase the rice...

AER: Rice Tariffication Law should lower the cost of palay production and increase farm productivity

by Action for Economic Reforms | Oct 21, 2020 | Press Room, Rice Tariffication | 0 |

In the midst of declining farmgate prices of palay, local think tank Action for Economic Reforms (AER) reaffirms the urgency of the targeted implementation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program (RCEP). In AER’s latest...

The rice industry has shown resiliency amidst COVID — Action for Economic Reforms

by Action for Economic Reforms | Oct 19, 2020 | Press Room, Rice Tariffication | 0 |

“Many industries have been negatively affected by the global health crisis but the rice industry has proven to be somewhat resilient,” Action for Economic Reforms (AER) said in a report titled “The Rice...

The Rice Tariffication Law in a time of transition

by Action for Economic Reforms | Oct 12, 2020 | Columns, Rice Tariffication, Yellow Pad | 0 |

Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS Some politicians — pro-administration and anti-administration — and organized farmers have recently stepped up the call for amending the Rice Tariffication...