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JoeAmAgribusiness Wrap-Up
This is the third and final article in a series about Philippine agriculture. The first article provided an overview of agriculture and government institutions and practices. It characterized agribusiness as “dead in the water” because of the inefficiency of small farms and the general ineffectiveness of cooperatives. It also recognized that government funding of agribusiness is … Continue reading
The Mindanao Protocol
I’ve read just about every mystery and spy author known to English-speaking mankind, and even some translations. I can snoop and connive with Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Marple, Sherlock Holmes, Jack Ryan, Harry Bosch, and Jason Bourne, to name a few.. They all work on cases. “The Case of the Scarlet Murder” or “The Yamashita Legacy” … Continue reading
Philippine Agriculture: A Failing Industry
I occasionally spout the opinion that the Philippine penchant for small farms is hurting the nation by constraining its ag productivity. This comes from having seen California’s huge farms, knowing of the agricultural knowledge and skill that spouts from the ag universities there, and knowing that California supplies a huge part of the American food … Continue reading
Free the Philippines with Hard, Cold Brains
I play an android game on my Samsung Note. It is called World at Arms. The game is a combination of a “building” game and a war game. You busy yourself gathering income to buy buildings or weaponry, collect oil, pursue quests and battle the enemy players. Gradually, you increase your ability to earn money … Continue reading
Success Breeds Failure
Wake Up Call for Philippine Business Managers! Lets do some painting, say a conceptual landscape dealing with the Philippine economy. This aforesaid economy is growing nicely on a canvas of good governance and honorable intentions, pasted in a fragile way atop an unattractive mass of dark history featuring power-mongering, shady dealings and favor trading. The manufacturing … Continue reading
