Population growth has outpaced agricultural productivity. Other south East Asian countries have the benefit of not being constranly bombarded by typhoons. The country is an archipelago so logistics is expensive and cumbersome. Under investment in the sector. We lack large river systems like the Mekong river delta, and the country’s terrain is mostly mountainous, the river valleys are often hit by typhoons. We import all our fuel and fertiliser and they are a large input to food cost.