THE Philippines has overtaken all other countries to become the world's top rice importer in 2024, an ominous milestone that ...

The pressure could increase in the years to come: the Asian Development Bank projects global rice demand will rise 30 per cent by 2050. In the Philippines, industry players are looking for ...

Six powerful storms late in the season that ravaged crops and drenched vast areas of the Philippines have put the nation on track for record rice imports and raised concerns over elevated food ...

Surging rice prices in the Philippines could be a warning sign for other major importers of the food staple as the fallout from India’s export restrictions continues to reverberate across Asia ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is seeking full rice self-sufficiency in four years even as the country faces a looming crisis on its ... of the Philippine rice industry.

NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines — In the Philippines, people say, “Bigas ay buhay”: “Rice is life ... t afford to continue expanding. For the industry’s many contractors, the outlook ...

The DA and the Department of Trade and Industry ... the rice crisis is of paramount importance to ensure a sufficient rice supply, proper and efficient rice distribution, stabilize rice prices, manage ...

IN 1984, the government imported around 160,000 metric tons (MT) of rice. In the following ... McCoy's historical account of the Philippine sugar industry, the deus ex machina of local modern ...

PART I of this column argued that the Philippine agricultural sector is in crisis as the country has become highly dependent on imports for its food supply and raw materials such as rice ...

Farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said importation only exacerbates the “chronic problems besetting the domestic rice industry ... crisis. In 2008, the Philippines ...

By promoting higher-yielding varieties of wheat and, especially, rice, plant-breeders in India, Mexico and the Philippines helped ... shield them from the rice crisis. A better approach would ...

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