Despite being the world’s biggest rice importer country, Philippines is not spared from the price hike in rice too.
But this crisis is not all it seems. As what Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap told BBC, “There’s no shortage…the problem is not with supplies, but with price.”
“And when you consider that 80% of our population spends [...]

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For two-thirds of the world’s population, rice is a commodity that they simply cannot live without. Notwithstanding the fact that it is not as nutritious as the cheaper substitutes like sweet potato, they simply have to have their steaming bowls or their day will not be complete. Moreover, should they fail [...]