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Open AccessPublished: 8 December 2025

Philippine Food Security Paradoxities Exposed: Exploring Structural Inequities and Pathways to Sovereignty

Alvin Servaña, Katya Manalastas

New Countryside · 53-68 · 10.55121/nc.v5i1.806

This essay critically examines the persistent food security challenges in the Philippines, a nation paradoxically rich in agricultural resources yet plagued by hunger and malnutrition. Through a comprehensive four-part analysis, it systematically unpacks the complex milieus: historical, economic, political—factors shaping this c

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Open AccessPublished: 29 January 2026

Marriage Risk Avoidance and Resource Transformation among Rural Women with Disabilities

Lihua Xu, Xiaoming Tian, Xiongbang Hu

New Countryside · 120-136 · 10.55121/nc.v5i1.1055

This study investigates the marital choices of rural women with disabilities within a town located in Northwest China, a population positioned at the intersection of gender, disability, and rural disadvantage. Grounded in Bourdieu’s theoretical insights on capital, the study theorizes marriage as a strategic social field in whic

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