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Francis Levi Durano

Francis Levi A. Durano

Instructor I

fadurano@up.edu.ph

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

BS Agribusiness Economics, University of the Philippines Mindanao

SPECIALIZATION/AREAS OF INTEREST

agri-food systems, agricultural economics, applied economics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Agri-food systems, applied economics, food security, food waste, gender, policy

SELECTED RESEARCH ENGAGEMENTS

  • Project Leader, “Analysis of Factors Influencing Students’ Absenteeism Among Junior High School Students in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM): The Case of Hadji Butu School of Arts and Trades (HBSAT)” funded by the UP Mindanao R&D and Creative Work Grant; 2024 – present
  • University Research Associate 1, “Annotated Compendium of Gender and Development Research in Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources (AANR): Towards Developing the AANR Gender and Development and Development Research and Development Agenda and Framework” funded by the DOST-PCAARRD, 2021 – 2023
  • Research Assistant, “SAVE Food Systems: Strengthening Against Vulnerabilities and Externalities of Food Systems” funded by the Australian Government through the Alumni COVID-19 Response Grants Scheme, 2020 – 2021
  • Project Staff, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Mindanao, 2019

SELECTED PUBLIC SERVICE ENGAGEMENTS

  • Resource Person, “Capability Building for Hadji Butu School of Arts and Trades (HBSAT) Teachers on Designing Research Questionnaires” under the Teacher Development Program organized by the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, University of the Philippines Mindanao, 6 to 8 May 2024
  • Co-recipient, 4th Gawad Pangulo Award for Excellence in Public Service given by the University of the Philippines System last 2021 for the project “SAVE Food Systems: Strengthening Against Vulnerabilities and Externalities of Food Systems” funded by the Australian Government through the Alumni COVID-19 Response Grants Scheme

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Durano, F. L., Sarmiento, J. M., Romo, G. D. A., Wahing, G. D., Traje, A. M., & Baker, D. (2024). Food security of agri-food system actors during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines: Post-pandemic implications to sustainable development. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 18, 101284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101284
  • Durano, F. L. A., Sarmiento, J. M., Digal, L. N., & Alviola IV, P. A. (2024). Technical efficiency of cocoa farms at varying elevation levels in Davao City, Philippines: implications to sustainable upland farming systems. Journal of Mountain Science, 21, 33-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-023-8325-x
  • Romo, G. D. A., Sarmiento, J. M. P., Durano, F. L. A., Acopiado, I. M. A., Acuña, T. R., Traje, A. M., & Wahing, G. D. (2023). Organizational resilience and enterprise profitability in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: an approach using the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 17(3), 474-494. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGOSS-11-2022-0113
  • Romo, G. D. A., Sarmiento, J. M. P., Durano, F. L. A., Wahing, G. D., Traje, A. M., Patrick, I., & Baker, D. (2022). Policy responses of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines: Impacts on the profitability of the agri-food supply chain. Australasian Agribusiness Review, 30, 121-147. https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/335267/files/AAR-Vol-30-Paper-5-Romo-et-al-1.pdf

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

International Publication Award from the University of the Philippines System

  • Organizational resilience and enterprise profitability in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: an approach using the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis; published in the Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing
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