ECONOMICS

Update and rewriting ineffective and inconsiderate fiscal policies regarding the agricultural industry. Protecting the industry’s profitability comes first in order to encourage laborers to cultivate lands as updating fiscal policies regarding agriculture would benefit land owners to produce more, hence giving more financial access to increase wages.

Rice tarrification law is basically a band-aid solution to rice shortages. Expansionary Fiscal policies for agricultural technology development would be better in the long-run as Philippines should be self-sustaining on agricultural commodities in the first place

Improving economic sanctions against oppressive employers since some employers tend to exploit worker’s wage for the reason of lowering expenses There is an existing policy on this but the lack of implementation results in injustices.

Support Local Farmers And Their Products

Rather than purchasing imported goods from other countries which is one of the leading factors for the decline of the employment rate in the agricultural sector, encouraging locally-made produce can benefit Filipino farmers. This can be done by fixing the agriculture transactions such as multiple middlemen that causes high prices of local goods at the end consumer reforming the rice tariffs, and expansionary fiscal policies for development.

The community can also contribute to this by:

Buying directly from the farmers themselves, ensures that farmers earn a fair price for their products and that you get the best quality available Informing friends and relatives about local farmers and their products. Spreading news and urge others to support local farms by using social media. Providing them a proper platform to promote their products whilst widening the target reach.