Drivers of Supply of land for agricultural investments Sample Clauses

Drivers of Supply of land for agricultural investments. What are the supply drivers of agricultural lands for investments in the Pilippines? There are many factors and conditions that make private sector agricultural land investments enticing to governments, especially in developing countries, to local business and landowners and even to small farmers. In the Philippines, there are various factors that create incentives for agricultural land investments and provides private sector sufficient supply of farmlands for investment arrangements and agreements. These factors include (1) limited public investments in agriculture (2) the availability of idle lands (3) low agricultural incomes and (4) government policy.
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