“PH to import 250,000 tons of rice from Vietnam, Thailand” “Rice importation still needed, says PhilRice.”
“PH to import 250,000 tons of rice from Vietnam, Thailand” “Rice importation still needed, says PhilRice.”
When headlines such as these hog the front pages of major dailies, one is wont to ask: Why all the fuss on importation with no mention of production?
Some say that there is a need to import rice to feed the burgeoning population of the country, and to enable consumers access to more affordable rice. Others, on the other hand, aver that importation “aggravates the situation of the hurting rice sector” because farmers cannot compete with cheaper and usually subsidized rice imports.
See full article at Manila Bulletin
