Food Security and Self-sufficiency and Agricultural Modernization 2 nd National Peasant-Scientist Conference Visayas Avenue, Quezon July 30, 2014
Jan 18, 2015
Food Security and Self-sufficiency and
Agricultural Modernization
2nd National Peasant-Scientist Conference
Visayas Avenue, Quezon
July 30, 2014
• State of the Philippine Agriculture
• What is agricultural modernization?
• Attainment of food security and self-sufficiency towards agricultural modernization
Farm Mechanization
Table 1. Contribution to GDP by agriculture in Asian and Pacific countries (%) (World Bank 2009).
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)
2000 2005 2007 2008
Burma 57 - - -
Laos 56 46 40 -
Nepal 41 36 34 34
Cambodia 38 32 32 -
Mongolia 33 25 23 -
Pakistan 26 21 21 20
Bangladesh 26 20 19 19
Vietnam 25 21 20 -
India 23 19 18 18
Table 1. Contribution to GDP by agriculture in Asian and Pacific countries (%) (World Bank 2009).
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)
2000 2005 2007 2008
Fiji 17 15 - -
Indonesia 16 13 14 14
Philippines 16 14 14 15
China 15 13 11 11
Thailand 9 11 12 -
South Korea 5 3 3 3
Malaysia 1 8 10 -
Is agricultural
modernization attainable in
the Philippines?
Agriculture as the base for industries
• Provide means of subsistence
• Source of industrial raw materials
• Vast market for industrial products;
• Main reservoir of labor power for industry and other sectors of economy
• Important source of accumulation funds
Heavy industries base metals, basic
chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery,
precision instruments, electronics, and consumer
durables. LEADING FACTOR
Light industries processing of grains, cereals,
fruits and vegetables, beverages and dairy products, meat and poultry; aquaculture
and fisheries, clothing-footwear, textile and garment industries
and mass housing BRIDGING FACTOR
Agriculture (modernized and
mechanized) BASE
Agricultural and rural development
• Light industry supplies the needs of domestic population (most in rural areas)
• Heavy industry supports agricultural modernization
• Rural industrialization build on rural markets and agricultural modernization to increase manufacturing and employment in rural areas.
• Set up foundries and metal workshops
AGHAM-Advocates of Science and
Technology for the People