WTO and Philippine Agriculture: Seven Years of Unbridled Trade Liberalization and Misery for Small Farmers

Seven years under the GATT-WTO rule, yet Philippine agriculture has not shown any signs of the promised remarkable growth under a liberalized trading regime. What happened along the way? Where have all the promised benefits of job creation, better commodity prices and increased revenues from exports gone? This paper aims to provide answers to these questions and provide an in-depth look into the state of Philippine agriculture seven years after the Philippines ratified the GATT-UR.