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Miko Mariz Castro

Miko Mariz C. Castro

Assistant Professor 4

mccastro9@up.edu.ph

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

PhD student, University of Queensland

MS Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Baños

GD in Economics, University of Southeastern Philippines

BS Agribusiness Economics, University of the Philippines Mindanao

SPECIALIZATION/AREAS OF INTEREST

consumer studies, agricultural economics, value chain analysis, public policy

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Applied economics, Agricultural economics, Agricultural value chains

SELECTED RESEARCH ENGAGEMENTS

  • Project Leader, Developing a Point-of-Catch-to-Plate Traceability System for Tuna in Davao Region, DOST-PCAARRD, 2022 – 2024
  • Project Staff, Agribusiness-led inclusive value chain development for smallholder farming systems in the Philippines, ACIAR, 2021 – 2024
  • Project Staff, Enhancing the Value Chain Project Designs for Coffee, Cacao, and Cavendish Banana Towards the Development of Agri-Aqua Value Chain Laboratory in UP Mindanao, DOST-PCAARRD, February 2023 – December 2023
  • Project Leader, Changes in food consumption behavior in Davao City, Philippines: impacts of COVID-19, UP Mindanao In-house Grant, 2021 – 2022
  • Project Staff, Indigenous vegetable consumption of in-school adolescents in urban and rural areas in Davao City, UP Mindanao In-house Grant, 2019 – 2020
  • Research Assistant, Sustainable Development of the Philippine Tuna Value Chain, CHED-HERRC, 2012 – 2016
  • Research Assistant, Rural Connectivity and Agricultural Supply Chain Analysis in Mindanao, Philippines, ADB, December 2013 – June 2014
  • Research Assistant, Enhanced Profitability of selected fruits value chains in Southern Philippines and Australia: Economic Impacts of new technologies and policy constraints in the production of fruits and vegetables in Southern Philippines and Australia, ACIAR, September 2012 – December 2012

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
  • Resource Person, “Capability Building for Hadji Butu School of Arts and Trades (HBSAT) Teachers on Research Proposal Writing” under the Teacher Development Program organized by the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, Hadji Butu School of Arts and Trades (HBSAT), Sulu, 27 February to 2 March 2024

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Macusi, E.R., Nallos, I., Borazon, E., Castro, M., & Peralez, C. 2024. Fisheries traceability, drivers, and barriers to its adoption: A review. The Philippine Journal of Fisheries, 31(2), July-December. DOI: 10.31398/tpjf/31.2.2024-0008
  • Untal, F.J.P., Castro, M.M.C., and Sarmiento, J.M. 2024. Fishers’ preference for a mobile traceability platform: Challenges in achieving a digital tuna supply chain in Davao Region, Philippines. The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-03-2024-0153
  • Macusi, E.D., Castro, M.M.C., Nallos, I.M., & Perales, C.P. 2023. Fishers’ communication as a critical factor for tuna catches and potential benefits of traceability draws small-scale fishers to programs. Ocean & Coastal Management, 245: 106862.
  • Calumba, K.F.A., Castro, M.M.C., Delima, A.G.D., Loquias, M.P., Bayogan, E.R.V., & Alviola IV, P.A. 2023. Association between nutrient intake from vegetables and BMI category of in-school adolescents in urban and rural areas in Davao City, Philippines. Dialogues in Health, 2: 100116.
  • Castro, M.M.C., Sarmiento, J.M.P., & Digal, L.N. 2021. Demand elasticities of canned tuna at the point of sale of a large retail chain in southern Philippines: Implications for sustainability policy. Philippine Journal of Science.
  • Castro, M.M.C., Pabuayon, I.M., Catelo, S.P., & Camacho Jr, J.V. 2021. Analyzing consumer preferences for credence attributes of fish and fishery products in Davao City, Philippines. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 18(1362-2021-1181): 84-103.
  • Castro, M.M.C., Sarmiento, J.M.P., Alviola, P.A.A., & Digal, L.N. 2017. Estimation of EU’s import demand for yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788) sourced from Asian countries: Implications for the Philippine tuna industry. The Asian Fisheries Science Journal, 30(4): 306-318.
  • Castro, M.M.C., Digal, L.N., Bayogan, E.R.V., & Alcomendras, D.L.D. 2016. Consumer preferences for canned tuna products: The case of the largest tuna-producing city in the Philippines. Asian Fisheries Science, 29(4): 192-205.
  • Sarmiento, J.M.P., Aguinaldo, R.T., Digal, L.N., Castro, M.M.C., Comidoy, S.M., Balgos, C.Q., & Hall, D.G. 2013. Analyzing the performance of smallholder cabbage farmers in the southern Philippines. Smallholder HOPES—Horticulture, People, and Soil. Proceedings of the ACIAR–PCAARRD Southern Philippines Fruits and Vegetables Program meeting, 3 July 2012, Cebu, Philippines. ACIAR Proceedings 139. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: Canberra, pp. 248-263.

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