Even as the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) is carried out across the country in line with the Duterte administration’s promotion of inclusive growth in the agriculture sector, the World Bank (WB) is already eyeing Mindanao as a pilot area for other programs when the PRDP ends in 2021.

In a recent meeting with top Department of Agriculture (DA) officials, the WB expressed interest in the conceptualization and roll-out of agricultural development programs post-PRDP, as well as smaller interventions that may be immediately implemented in addition to sub-projects currently being pursued under the PRDP.

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