“It’s sad to say but agriculture remains to be a poor man’s sector. Despite being a huge asset to national development, agriculture has been the most neglected and least understood sector of the nation’s economy.”

2015
Source: Sun Star Manila http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2015/07/03/government-urged-grant-farmers-higher-wages-decent-living-416728

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