Agricultural productivity and associated livelihoods are highly variable across the Philippines. Poverty incidence provides an indirect indicator of this heterogeneity. The incidence of poverty in the NCR—a cluster of highly urbanised cities—is 2.2%. In the more rural settings of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, poverty incidence ranges from 11.4% to 31.6%.
The Philippine economy is on a downward trajectory. The main culprit: the COVID-19 pandemic which has also affected over 120 countries.
In 1998, the economy declined by 0.5% due to the Asian financial crisis and the El Niño dry spell. The drought brought down agriculture by 7%. This year, the economy contracted by 0.2% in the first quarter, the first time in more than two decades. The turnout was somehow affected by the Taal Volcano eruption in January. Agriculture slid by 0.4%.
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Agricultural productivity and associated livelihoods are highly variable across the Philippines. Poverty incidence provides an indirect indicator of this heterogeneity. The incidence of poverty in the NCR—a cluster of highly urbanised cities—is 2.2%. In the more rural settings of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, poverty incidence ranges from 11.4% to 31.6%.
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The Philippine economy is on a downward trajectory. The main culprit: the COVID-19 pandemic which has also affected over 120 countries.
In 1998, the economy declined by 0.5% due to the Asian financial crisis and the El Niño dry spell. The drought brought down agriculture by 7%. This year, the economy contracted by 0.2% in the first quarter, the first time in more than two decades. The turnout was somehow affected by the Taal Volcano eruption in January. Agriculture slid by 0.4%.