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THE IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION AND LIBERALISATION ON AGRICULTURE AND SMALL FARMERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:

THE CASE OF THE PHILIPPINES

By Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Ruth Sidchogan-Batani and Jim Maza

This is a paper prepared in the context of the programme on “Impact of Globalisation and Trade Liberalisation on Poor Rural Producers ' Evidence from the Field and Recommendations for Action”

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Third World Network

April 2006

THE IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION AND LIBERALISATION ON AGRICULTURE AND SMALL FARMERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:

THE CASE OF THE PHILIPPINES

By Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Ruth Sidchogan-Batani and Jim Maza

A. INTRODUCTION

This report presents some evidence of the effects of globalisation (including trade liberalisation) on poor rural producers in the Philippines. It includes two case studies on the vegetable sector and the poultry sector.

The paper examines some aspects of the globalisation and liberalisation process that has had effects on rural producers. In particular it looks at the effects of trade liberalisation that was undertaken as part of the Philippines’ commitments under the World Trade Organisation. The social effects of liberalisation on rural producers (including on income, livelihoods and food security) are examined. The paper also briefly examines the effects of trade liberalisation on IFAD’s operations, by looking at its implications for IFAD’s CHARM project in the Philippines.

In the two case studies, quantitative and qualitative methods are used. These include in-depth interviews and group discussions in these communities; gathering and analysis of statistics and information from the Department of Agriculture, the Municipal offices and Rural Health Offices, and a review of literature on these issues.

Two areas were chosen for the case studies, one being involved in vegetable growing and the other in poultry raising.

The first case study (on vegetable growing) was done in the Cordillera...