Agricultural development in the countryside is a main catalyst in improving the country's GNP because of comparative advantage over other industries. This countryside development is a three-pronged program-technological, financial, and organizational empowerment for the farm workers. To start things, formation of an organization that will be engaged in a trading system that will link the food-producing communities especially the marginalized sector to socially responsible consumer groups is needed. Second, our countryside farmers should strengthen their …showed first 75 words of 333 total…

…showed last 75 words of 333 total…aid in faster and better marketing of agricultural produce. Inability to match supply with the demand causes market price fluctuations and is often caused by lack of efficient transportation system. In addition, to have value-added products and opportunities, there is a need to establish strategically located processing centers, which could integrate production, postharvest technology, and marketing. The said processes are complicated, change may be slow, and it requires a long-term determined leadership commitment to succeed.