Author : Amparo, Jennifer Marie S.; Dyball, Robert; Davila, Federico; Mendoza, Maria Emilinda T.; Jimena, Carla Edith G.; Geges, Dhino B.; Malenab, Ma. Charisma T.; Francisco, Jo Anne E.

Summary : This policy brief is based on a study supported by SEARCA under its Seed Fund for Research and Training (SFRT). The study employed secondary data review, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions in two case sites—Victoria, Oriental Mindoro and Inopacan, Leyte. This paper focuses on the (1) assessment of the HV crops commodity systems - its current challenges, vision, and proposed strategies; (2) smallholder farmers' and non-farmers' perceptions of the HV crop commodity systems; and (3) policy recommendations to improve smallholder farmers' engagement in the high-value crop commodity systems of the country.