The Philippines’ rice industry is in danger of being “drowned out by cheap imports”, according to a new report, with experts also warning that prolonged policy inertia could affect the country’s food security.
The report, produced by the Integrated Rural Development Foundation, said policy failures and under-investment had pushed the country’s farming industry into its “most vulnerable position in decades”, according to The Manila Times.
The Philippines became the world’s top rice importer in…
Rice imports, policy inertia put ‘future of Filipino farming’ at risk: report

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