tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450003.post6297659478164171457..comments2024-01-26T05:38:57.981+08:00Comments on Iloilo City Boy: The New HacenderoOliver M. Mendozahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06777385741632252224noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450003.post-76884218922194934582007-08-22T19:15:00.000+08:002007-08-22T19:15:00.000+08:00I agree about protecting the agriculture sector, w...I agree about protecting the agriculture sector, which employs 40% of our labour. Food security is a vital part of national security. Too bad the Doha Round has broken down. It would've been some sort of mechanism for fairer trade in agriculture. Oh well. Live to fight another day.sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450003.post-52507906275955877022007-08-03T18:11:00.000+08:002007-08-03T18:11:00.000+08:00Add the produce that China dumps on us and the cas...Add the produce that China dumps on us and the cast is set. Globalization sure has hit the poor farmer. Without the proper safety nets and a sound domestic economy, the agriculture sector could be a thing of the past. While bigger countries protect their farmers, ours would even steal fundings for the hapless farmer. Cooperatives can only do so much, but without the initial aid from government, mschumey07https://www.blogger.com/profile/04104105681290452414noreply@blogger.com