?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+PRELIMINARY+STUDY+ON+THE+PHILIPPINE+ORGANIC+RICE+SUBSECTOR&rft.creator=Alfon%2C+H.B.&rft.creator=Redona%2C+E.D.&rft.subject=+Farm+economics&rft.description=The+objective+of+the+study+is+to+determine+cost-effective+interventions+that+will+reach+the+critical+mass+of+players+within+the+Philippine+organic+rice+value+chain%2C+with+the+requirements+of+the+market+as+the+starting+point+of+the+research.+To+design+strategies+and+programs+necessary+for+the+organic+rice+industry+to+flourish%2C+the+requirements+of+the+target+customers+were+cross-matched+against+the+competencies%2C+capabilities+and+resources+of+both+the+Philippine+Rice+Research+Institute+(PhilRice)+and+the+existing+players.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+subsector+analysis+involved+the+determination+of+functions%2C+participants%2C+markets+and+market+channels+for+the+current+organic+rice+produced+in+the+Philippine+Archipelago.+Benchmarking+with+progressive+and+organic+produce-exporting+countries+was+done+for+parallel+analysis.%0D%0A%0D%0ABased+on+the+results+of+the+preliminary+study%2C+systems+and+structures+to+ensure+the+integrity+of+the+organic+rice+production+value+chain+is+of+prime+importance+for+the+industry+to+flourish.%0D%0A&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=source&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4379%2F1%2FAlfon_Redona_4p_revised-ed.doc&rft.identifier=Alfon%2C+H.B.+and+Redona%2C+E.D.+(2005)+A+PRELIMINARY+STUDY+ON+THE+PHILIPPINE+ORGANIC+RICE+SUBSECTOR.+This+paper+was+submitted+and+reviewed+for+the+conference+Researching+Sustainable+Systems+-+International+Conference+on+Organic+Agriculture+in+Adelaide%2C+Australia%2C+September+21-23%2C+2005.+[+Unpublished%2C+]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4379%2F