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Post Production<br />

6. Availability of postharvest facility at<br />

the processing plant level<br />

7. Practically no crop insurance<br />

8. Poor road condition in remote <strong>and</strong><br />

marginal areas<br />

7. Availability of warehouse space 9. High cost of mechanical drying<br />

10. Lack of postharvest facilities at field<br />

level<br />

Marketing <strong>and</strong> Distribution<br />

8. Established marketing channels 11. Numerous market intermediaries<br />

9. Strong regional dem<strong>and</strong> for white 12. Long distance from production to<br />

corn in the south<br />

market<br />

10. Strong dem<strong>and</strong> from the poultry<br />

<strong>and</strong> livestock industries<br />

13. High marketing cost<br />

11. High cornstarch manufacturing<br />

capacity<br />

Institutions<br />

14. Drop in local prices<br />

12. Presence of corn program 1<strong>5.</strong> No continuity of corn programs<br />

(frequent change of DA leadership)<br />

13. Strong coordination between DA- 16. Farmers not open to new<br />

RFUs <strong>and</strong> LGUs<br />

technologies due to perceived absence<br />

of government assistance<br />

14. Establishment of PhilMaize 17. Difficulty in physically reaching out to<br />

farmers<br />

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS<br />

1. Availability of hybrids <strong>and</strong> OPVs 1. Relative low profitability<br />

2. Farming systems approach 2. L<strong>and</strong> conversion <strong>and</strong> crop shifting<br />

3. Expansion under flat coconut areas 3. Lack of funds for postproduction<br />

machineries<br />

4. Availability of technologies from 4. LGUs not prioritizing food security<br />

government <strong>and</strong> local manufacturers concerns<br />

<strong>5.</strong> Augment rice supply in the south <strong>5.</strong> Hesitancy of formal creditors to lend<br />

6. Dem<strong>and</strong> from snack food<br />

6. Lack of infrastructure for quality<br />

manufacturers<br />

management<br />

7. Development of bio-fuels e.g. corn<br />

ethanol<br />

8. Other value added processed<br />

products<br />

Source: STRIVE <strong>and</strong> CFA-UA&P<br />

7. Presence of substitutes<br />

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