Philippines Agriculture Public Expenditures Review: With a Special Focus on the Implications of the Mandanas Ruling for the Agri-food System

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/39845

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Philippines Agriculture Public Expenditures Review: With a Special Focus on the Implications of the Mandanas Ruling for the Agri-food System

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-24T20:56:15Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-24T20:56:15Z
dc.date.issued	2023-05-24
dc.description.abstract	The recent positive policy directions embodied in the New Thinking and One DA agenda have not yet fully translated into a shift in public expenditure patterns in the Philippine agriculture sector. One result is that agricultural growth remains low, and poverty in rural areas, where farming remains the main source of income, has stayed high. Underinvestment in public goods in agriculture, vital for inclusive growth, also drives the lack of growth. The continued bias supporting rice production has come at the expense of other agricultural products. The situation could worsen with the ongoing devolution resulting from the Mandanas Ruling of the Supreme Court unless the shift in the agriculture budget from central government to local government units (LGUs) accompanies clear changes in expenditure policies. To take full advantage of the opportunities arising from the new strategic directions and to devolve more responsibilities to LGUs, agricultural public expenditure policies must deal with challenges in three dimensions. First is the challenge of aligning expenditures with the ambition of the New Thinking. The second challenge is improving the currently low effectiveness of public spending, which is one factor behind the relatively low agricultural share in the government’s overall budget. The third challenge is successfully implementing the financial and functional devolution resulting from the Mandanas Ruling. This Philippines Agriculture Sector Public Expenditure Review (AgPER) aims to (a) help the government evaluate the direction of spending policies under the New Thinking strategy and (b) consider the best way forward in devolving agricultural services to LGUs as a result of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas Ruling.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099170002212314528/P16652105c152a0fd0a82c0eeaf0b185134
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/39845
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39845
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE SECTOR
dc.subject	AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM
dc.subject	MANDANAS RULING
dc.title	Philippines Agriculture Public Expenditures Review: With a Special Focus on the Implications of the Mandanas Ruling for the Agri-food System	en
dc.type	Report
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okr.crossref.title	Philippines Agriculture Public Expenditures Review: With a Special Focus on the Implications of the Mandanas Ruling for the Agri-food System
okr.date.disclosure	2023-05-24
okr.date.lastmodified	2023-05-24T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Public Expenditure Review
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
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okr.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/39845
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okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country	Philippines
okr.sector	Central Government (Central Agencies)
okr.topic	Agriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.unit	Agriculture and Food PG EAP (SEAAG)