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Article: Transforming the countryside into dynamic communities.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- January 16, 2002
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THE strong performance of the agriculture sector was one of the key factors which kept the Philippine economy afloat in the wake of a global economic slowdown.
With the government pushing for the modernization of agriculture and fisheries, the goal of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to distribute lands to small farmers and provide them with support services is contributing to the 2.9 percent steady growth rate of Philippine agriculture.
One of the positive influences of a strong agricultural sector has been made possible through the Department of Agrarian Reform's "BayanAnihan'' program, which is based on asset distribution and reform, poverty ...