As a predominantly agricultural country, majority of the Filipinos depend on agriculture as their source of livelihood. Ironically, farmers and agricultural workers are the ones who benefit the least from the “improvement” in the economy. The Philippine agricultural sector has been suffering from a series of trade setbacks since 1994. This was the time the Philippine government started to liberalize agriculture in preparation for the World Trade Organization, which was established the following year. From then on, the country has been importing seeds, fertilizers and crops including those we primarily produce like rice and corn.
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