THE calamansi industry in Mindoro and jackfruit production in Leyte are subject to “commodity traps,” or barriers to development, a study conducted by Filipino and Australian researchers found.

According to the Philippine-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), these barriers are low productive capacity, poor soil, and producer-buyer power disparity.

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