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Agriculture Isn't Just Food Production; It's Also Rural Poverty Reduction! In the rich province of Cebu, the northernmost town of the island Daanbantayan sticks out like a sore thumb because of its incredibly high poverty incidence of 42%. For me, Daanbantayan's tragic story is actually a middle finger raised at policy makers and pseudo economic experts who had ignored Agriculture calling it a "dying industry." Daanbantayan's story proves that when Agriculture fails, Livelihood and Income Opport